Given name
Blodwyn
“resembling a white flower”
Blodwyn is a variant of Blodwen. One Welsh interpretation is “resembling a white flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blodwyn is a variant of Blodwen. One Welsh interpretation is “resembling a white flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blodwyn is a variant of Blodwen. An origin associated with Blodwen is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blodwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1917.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Blodwyn’s family of names
Blodwyn has a related form in Blodwen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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