Awen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Awen – Meaning: poetic inspiration – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AH-wen


Awen is a Welsh girl's name meaning “poetic inspiration”. It appears in our list of 150+ Welsh Baby Girl Names That Sound Unlike Anything Else.

Meaning & Origin of Awen

Meaning: Poetic inspiration.

Origin: Welsh.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Awen

Phonetic: AH-wen   IPA: /ˈæwɛn/

Popularity of Awen

Awen 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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