Rowena

Rowena is a female first name.

Origin

Rowena is a Latinized form of the Old English given name Hrodwyn. Hreod means " glory " and wynn " joy " or "happiness" ( cf. German " bliss ").

The name Rowena is also a Celtic first name and means " the Slim and Beautiful ".

Variants

Modifications are: Rovena, Rowina

Famous names winners

  • Rowena Ravenclaw from the novel " Harry Potter " by JK Rowling
  • Lady Rowena from the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
  • Lady Rowena Trevanion of Tremaine from the story Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe
  • Rovena, daughter of the Germanic warrior princes Hengest
Hengist and Horsa
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