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Morwenna
Say it: mor-WEN-uh
Meaning
Uncertain; often linked to Welsh morwyn 'maiden', but the Cornish saint's name is not securely explained.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 16 babies given this name since 2020
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 99,900 girls
- 16 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Saint Morwenna of Morwenstow
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.