At a Glance
- Meaning
- Fair Mary
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MIRE-wen
Mairwen is a Welsh girl's name meaning “fair Mary”. It appears in our list of 250+ Cottagecore Girl Names That Feel Like a Wildflower Field.
Meaning & Origin of Mairwen
Meaning: Fair Mary.
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Mairwen is often translated as 'Holy Mary.' Actually: '-wen' more precisely means 'fair' or 'blessed' rather than 'holy,' so 'fair Mary' or 'blessed Mary' is closer to the mark.
How to Pronounce Mairwen
MIRE-wenIPA /ˈmaɪrwɛn/
Popularity of Mairwen
Mairwen 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.
Lists That Include Mairwen
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