Cynwen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cynwen – Meaning: blessed chief – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KUN-wen


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

Meaning & Origin of Cynwen

Meaning: Blessed chief.

Origin: Welsh.

How to Pronounce Cynwen

Phonetic: KUN-wen   IPA: /ˈkənwɛn/

Popularity of Cynwen

Cynwen 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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