Given name & surname · also Celtic
Urien
“of a priveleged birth”
Urien is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “of a priveleged birth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “of a priveleged birth.”
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
The name appears in the Mabinogi, a medieval collection of Welsh legends.
Urien’s family of names
Urien has a related form in Urienn. Urien has a related form in Urienne. Urien has a related form in Uriens.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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