Given name

Eirwen

“snow”·“white, fair; blessed”

Eirwen is a feminine given name. It is used in Welsh.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Eirwen is built from elements meaning “snow” and “white, fair; blessed”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Welsh eira (“snow”) + gwen (“white, fair; blessed”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Appears in

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Sibling ideas

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