Eirwen is a feminine given name.
Origin and meaning
Eirwen is a
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
feminine given name meaning "white/blessed snow" and derives from the Welsh words "
Eira" (snow) and "
Gwyn" (white, fair or blessed).
Notable People
* , (1926–2014), Welsh broadcaster and BBC news presenter
*
Eirwen Meiriona St John Williams Gwynn (1916–2007), Welsh nationalist, writer, teacher and physicist
Eurwen
A variant is Eurwen (; ) meaning "white/blessed gold" deriving from the
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
words "
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* Acute urinary retention
* African Union of Railways
* Alliance for Romanian Unity
* Alliance for the Union of Romanians
* American University of Rome
* Arch User Repository
* Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands
* Auriga const ...
" (gold) and "
Gwyn" (white, fair, blessed).
Notable people with this name include:
*
Kate Eurwen O'Toole (b.1960), British actress (daughter of
Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic ...
and
Siân Phillips),
See also
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Eirwyn (masculine form)
*
Euryn
*
Euryn (given name)
References
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Feminine given names
Welsh feminine given names