Celtic names
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Ok, I have a question for you Shyrley. A friend of mine named her daughter
Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival name? Where did
that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't even know the history
behind it. Now I'm curious.
Ren
Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival name? Where did
that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't even know the history
behind it. Now I'm curious.
Ren
Cristina Kenski
From: starsuncloud@... [mailto:starsuncloud@...]
<<Ok, I have a question for you Shyrley. A friend of mine named her daughter
Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival name? Where did
that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't even know the history
behind it. Now I'm curious.
Ren>>
Hi Ren,
If your friend spells her daughters name "Eowyn" could be from The Lord of
the Rings. Middle Earth history ? maybe ? Eowyn was the fearless daughter
of King Theoden. Yes, I read the book more than once. Maybe I'm way off,
but that is where I recognize the name.
Cris
<<Ok, I have a question for you Shyrley. A friend of mine named her daughter
Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival name? Where did
that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't even know the history
behind it. Now I'm curious.
Ren>>
Hi Ren,
If your friend spells her daughters name "Eowyn" could be from The Lord of
the Rings. Middle Earth history ? maybe ? Eowyn was the fearless daughter
of King Theoden. Yes, I read the book more than once. Maybe I'm way off,
but that is where I recognize the name.
Cris
Fetteroll
on 8/21/02 11:18 PM, starsuncloud@... at starsuncloud@... wrote:
that name but mostly personas.
And Eowyn if you subtract out Tolkien seems to only relate to fantasy stuff.
(One website says Tolkien made it up and it means "horse lover" in Old
English.)
wyn is Old Irish for fair or white and Old English (?) for friend
aodh (pronounced AY) is celtic for fire.
The few other Ao and Eo names the ao and eo are the first letters of words
that would pretty much lose their meaning if the last half was dropped, like
eoch meaning horse in Old Scottish.
Joyce
> Ok, I have a question for you Shyrley. A friend of mine named her daughterAowyn only turns up a 100 or so hits on Google. A handful of people with
> Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival name? Where did
> that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't even know the history
> behind it. Now I'm curious.
that name but mostly personas.
And Eowyn if you subtract out Tolkien seems to only relate to fantasy stuff.
(One website says Tolkien made it up and it means "horse lover" in Old
English.)
wyn is Old Irish for fair or white and Old English (?) for friend
aodh (pronounced AY) is celtic for fire.
The few other Ao and Eo names the ao and eo are the first letters of words
that would pretty much lose their meaning if the last half was dropped, like
eoch meaning horse in Old Scottish.
Joyce
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In a message dated 8/22/02 4:56:20 AM, fetteroll@... writes:
<< Aowyn only turns up a 100 or so hits on Google. A handful of people with
that name but mostly personas.
<<And Eowyn if you subtract out Tolkien seems to only relate to fantasy
stuff. >>
How can you subtract out Tolkien!?
Except for him being a linguist.
If an out-of-style name comes back, it's interesting to wonder whether it's
then a "revival" name or a new/fantasy name.
In the SCA, I know people with both those names, and because I only know them
in the SCA, I'd call them that in WalMart, although they might want to
correct me if their grandmothers were there. <g>
I was introduced at a wedding, by the bride, to her grandmother, as
"AElflaed" once. I was embarrassed for the grandmother, because "Sandra" was
easy to understand and repeat and "AElflaed" rarely is unless the person's
just fluent in fantasy or old Saxon trivia. But the bride couldn't think of
"Sandra" fast enough.
It's almost religious obligation among the pagans around here to use those
names for their children born in the past 20 years. My kids were visiting
another family last week whose kids are named Rowan and Rhiannon.
Sandra
<< Aowyn only turns up a 100 or so hits on Google. A handful of people with
that name but mostly personas.
<<And Eowyn if you subtract out Tolkien seems to only relate to fantasy
stuff. >>
How can you subtract out Tolkien!?
Except for him being a linguist.
If an out-of-style name comes back, it's interesting to wonder whether it's
then a "revival" name or a new/fantasy name.
In the SCA, I know people with both those names, and because I only know them
in the SCA, I'd call them that in WalMart, although they might want to
correct me if their grandmothers were there. <g>
I was introduced at a wedding, by the bride, to her grandmother, as
"AElflaed" once. I was embarrassed for the grandmother, because "Sandra" was
easy to understand and repeat and "AElflaed" rarely is unless the person's
just fluent in fantasy or old Saxon trivia. But the bride couldn't think of
"Sandra" fast enough.
It's almost religious obligation among the pagans around here to use those
names for their children born in the past 20 years. My kids were visiting
another family last week whose kids are named Rowan and Rhiannon.
Sandra
Shyrley
On 22 Aug 02, at 8:50, SandraDodd@... wrote:
called my daughter it but decided it was too common.
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
>Eowyn or Aowyn is a po[ular name where I come from. I nearly
> In a message dated 8/22/02 4:56:20 AM, fetteroll@... writes:
>
> << Aowyn only turns up a 100 or so hits on Google. A handful of people
> with that name but mostly personas.
>
> <<And Eowyn if you subtract out Tolkien seems to only relate to
> fantasy stuff. >>
called my daughter it but decided it was too common.
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
Shyrley
On 22 Aug 02, at 2:02, Cristina Kenski wrote:
I thik it comes from the welsh for white which is gwyn although wyn
means lamb (pronounced oo-in)
I was going to call Heather Eowyn but we knew too many at that
time and I wanted somethig unusual. We then move back to
England and find a whole bunch of Heather's. Sigh.
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
>Its Welsh and can be spelt either way.
>
> From: starsuncloud@... [mailto:starsuncloud@...]
>
>
> <<Ok, I have a question for you Shyrley. A friend of mine named her
> daughter Aowyn (sp?) pronounced AY-oh-win. Is that a Celtic revival
> name? Where did that come from? She found it in a book and doesn't
> even know the history behind it. Now I'm curious.
>
> Ren>>
>
>
I thik it comes from the welsh for white which is gwyn although wyn
means lamb (pronounced oo-in)
I was going to call Heather Eowyn but we knew too many at that
time and I wanted somethig unusual. We then move back to
England and find a whole bunch of Heather's. Sigh.
Shyrley
"You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you are all the same."
Fetteroll
on 8/22/02 8:50 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
Or "How can you?" as in "Why would anyone in their right mind want to?" So I
could see how it was used outside of references to Lord of the Rings.
Or maybe it was a rhetorical question that went right over my head! :-) In
that case, never mind.
on 8/22/02 10:36 AM, Shyrley at shyrley.williams@... wrote:
internet ;-) Oh! I guess since it was popular when you were naming your
daughter maybe they aren't old enough yet!
I have a Welsh Names for Children book from 1980 which doesn't have it so it
must be newer than that.
Joyce
> How can you subtract out Tolkien!?Do you mean "How can you?" in practice? By using -Tolkien.
> Except for him being a linguist.
Or "How can you?" as in "Why would anyone in their right mind want to?" So I
could see how it was used outside of references to Lord of the Rings.
Or maybe it was a rhetorical question that went right over my head! :-) In
that case, never mind.
on 8/22/02 10:36 AM, Shyrley at shyrley.williams@... wrote:
> Eowyn or Aowyn is a po[ular name where I come from. I nearlyWell, either the name or being Welsh must limit their appearance on the
> called my daughter it but decided it was too common.
internet ;-) Oh! I guess since it was popular when you were naming your
daughter maybe they aren't old enough yet!
I have a Welsh Names for Children book from 1980 which doesn't have it so it
must be newer than that.
Joyce
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In a message dated 8/22/02 12:50:51 PM, fetteroll@... writes:
<< > How can you subtract out Tolkien!?
OH! You meant not rhetorically say leaving Tolkien out, but mathematically
eliminating him from the Google search.
Okay then! Now I get it fully and entirely.
Sorry.
Sandra
<< > How can you subtract out Tolkien!?
> Except for him being a linguist.Do you mean "How can you?" in practice? By using -Tolkien. >>
OH! You meant not rhetorically say leaving Tolkien out, but mathematically
eliminating him from the Google search.
Okay then! Now I get it fully and entirely.
Sorry.
Sandra