Rowena
The etymology is uncertain, possibly from Old English hroð meaning "fame" and wynn meaning "joy", or alternatively from Old Welsh ron meaning "spear" and gwen meaning "white".
Meaning and origin
Recorded by the 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth as belonging to a figure from the Saxon past, supposedly descended from Hengist.
How to pronounce Rowena
| English (US) | roh-EN-uh |
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