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Olwen

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English Etymology From en cy Olwen. Pronunciation en /ˈɒlwɛn/ Proper noun en female Welsh from Welsh legend, specifically The Mabinogion. en 1994 w:Robertson Davies The Cunning Man Viking 1995 0670859117 her daughter, posthumous child of Gil, to my astonishment christened in St. Aidan's with the name Marion (given by her godmother, a broadcaster friend of Esme) and Olwen (given by me as godfather, who thought Nuala's granddaughter should have a good Celtic name to sustain her through life). To my surprise and pleasure, it was Olwen that Esme chose to use when speaking of, and to, the baby - though she showed an unhappy tendency to shorten it to Ollie, in spite of my protests that this brought to mind not a stately princess, but the fat man in the Laurel and Hardy comedy series. Anagrams en elnow Enlow lowen lowne nowel Welsh Etymology cy ôl footprint gwen white, fair. Pronunciation cy /ˈɔlwɛn/ Proper noun cy female from Welsh legend, specifically The Mabinogion Derived terms cy Llwybr Olwen the Milky Way cy meillion Olwen white clover cy moled Olwen cuckooflower; great bindweed