Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olwyn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: ol-wyn
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Welsh, variant of Olwen.

Etymology

From Welsh ol (“footprint”) and gwen (“fair, white”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: ol

Questions

What does olwyn mean?: A female given name from Welsh, variant of Olwen.
Where does olwyn come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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