Arhwen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arhwen – Meaning: noble maiden (as commonly glossed for Arwen); not an attested natural-language etymology – Origin: modern coinage (variant spelling of Tolkien's invented Sindarin name Arwen) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AR-wen


Arhwen is a modern coinage (variant spelling of Tolkien's invented Sindarin name Arwen) girl's name meaning “noble maiden (as commonly glossed for Arwen); not an attested natural-language etymology”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Arhwen

Meaning: Noble maiden (as commonly glossed for Arwen); not an attested natural-language etymology.

Origin: modern coinage (variant spelling of Tolkien's invented Sindarin name Arwen).

How to Pronounce Arhwen

Phonetic: AR-wen   IPA: /ˈɑːrwɛn/

Popularity of Arhwen

Arhwen doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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