Tanwen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tanwen – Meaning: fair fire – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TAN-wen


Tanwen is a Welsh girl's name meaning “fair fire”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Tanwen

Meaning: Fair fire.

Origin: Welsh.

How to Pronounce Tanwen

Phonetic: TAN-wen   IPA: /ˈtænwɛn/

Popularity of Tanwen

Tanwen 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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