Meaning: Probably great queen
The story
Rhiannon appears in the Welsh Mabinogi. Great queen is a scholarly reconstruction from a proposed older Celtic form, rather than a directly attested ancient name.
Nicknames
- Rhi
- Annie
Spellings & variants
- Rhianon
- Riannon
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Rhiannon comes from Welsh.
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