Cornish

Elowyn

Pronounced eh-LOH-winShare

Meaning: Variant of Elowen, elm tree

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • Rising
  • 3 syllables

The story

Elowyn is a spelling variant of Cornish Elowen. The elm-tree association comes through that name; Elowen is the underlying Cornish word form.

Nicknames

  • Ellie
  • Lo
  • Winnie
  • Wyn

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Climbing in the latest US data

Style

Origins

Elowyn comes from Cornish.

Cornish

Elowen

Elm tree

FamiliarRising
Scottish

Iona

From the Scottish island of Iona

Uncommon
English · Scottish

Skye

From the Isle of Skye

Familiar
Welsh

Eira

Snow in Welsh

Uncommon
Welsh

Eleri

Named for the River Eleri; deeper meaning uncertain

Rare gem
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