Meaning and Origin of the Name Mairwen

The name Mairwen is a girl’s name that is a combination of two words, Mair (the Welsh form of Mary) and Gwen (meaning fair or pure).

Meaning of Mairwen

The meaning of Mairwen is beloved fair one. Mairwen is of Welsh origin.

Popularity of Mairwen

In the 1880s Mairwen was not one of the top 200. In the 21st century, Mairwen was not in the top 10 girls names for 2016, 2017, and 2018. In 2018, Mairwen did not even make it into the top 400.

From 1880 to 2017, Wales had less than five baby girls per year given the name Mairwen.

Famous People Called Mairwen

Among the girls named Mairwen, included are Mairwen Price who is a certified clinical somatic educator. Price offers public classes that are one-to-one clinical sessions. Price works for three football leagues. In fiction, Mairwen was a princess born of a unicorn mother and a pegasus father. Mairwen was an alicor.

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