Rowena
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Medieval Latinized form of some Old Saxon name, possibly Germanic hrod "fame" + wynn "joy". It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).[1]
Proper noun [edit]
Rowena
- A female given name.
References [edit]
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
