Given name

Mairwen

Mairwen is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.

Mairwen’s family of names

Mairwen is a form of Mary. In Welsh usage, Mairwen has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria. Mairwen has a related form in Mairwenn.

Walk Mairwen’s family in the name graph

MairwenMairwynMairwinneMairwinnMairwinMairwynneMairwynnMairwenneMairwennMariaMary

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 8

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mairwen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Welsh

Aelwen

“woman with a fair brow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Mirfin

“marrow” · “eminent”

No U.S. birth series

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Welsh

Cainwen

“a beautiful treasure”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh · Nature

Morcan

“of the bright sea”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh · Mythological

Modron

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Aledwen

“offspring” · “a child; offspring”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Eilwen

“one with a fair brow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Hafwen

“possessing the beauty of summer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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