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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
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Medieval Latinized form of some {{OS.}} name, possibly {{Ger.}} ''[[hrod]]'' "fame" + ''[[wynn]]'' "joy". It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel ''Ivanhoe'' (1819).<ref> Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.</ref> |
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===Proper noun=== |
===Proper noun=== |
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{{en-proper noun}} |
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# {{given name|female}}. |
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===References=== |
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[[Category:Female given names]] |
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Revision as of 14:52, 8 May 2008
English
Etymology
Medieval Latinized form of some Template:OS. name, possibly Template:Ger. hrod "fame" + wynn "joy". It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).[1]
Proper noun
Rowena
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References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.