Elowyn?

[Kirstle]

What do you think? I can't find much about it on Google, don't know the meaning etc. But I like the way it sounds and the 'lo' sound could make for different nns (not just Ellie and specifically Lola, ahem).

As always, entertain me, be brutal! x

:o We are few and far between! Joke before anyone feels offended! I'm thinking of adding Elowyn to my list too!

I like Elowyn Alice. That's where I am right now . . .

Lyra is gorgeous :) x

I hadn't considered another name beginning in a vowel but Elowyn Alice is very pretty!

The end part "wyn" is masculine in Welsh - "wen" would make the name sound feminine.

Yes in Welsh it's -wyn for a boy and -wen for a girl, eg Tegwyn and Tegwen.

I automatically thought you were asking for opinions on a boy's name before I opened the thread!

So given that I'd go for Elowen

Thanks guys!! This name seems to be a winner across the board, definitely a keeper :)

And the girls name is pronounced ellowen (like hello when) and boys is pronounced like hello win.

I love it. Never heard of it but I'm fond of Welsh sounding (is it?) and LOTR style girls' names. If DS was a girl Arwen would have been his middle name! Wouldn't even go for a nickname unless it evolves. Elowyn Alice sounds good.

It is a cornish name, Fairy. Thanks for clearing up the spellings and pronunciation for me Hairy and Shouty. I found the name on Appellation Mountain and it is meant to be spelled Elowen. The Cornish way of pronouncing it is ''Eh-LOW-en'' with the emphasis on the LOH and not the way I imagined it in my head (Ello-wen). I am so pleased I stumbled upon this name. Tis indeed gorgeous.

I had a feeling the correct spelling would be with "wen" at the end in Cornish as it is so similar to Welsh.

With "wyn" on the end, as a Welsh speaker it'd be the same as calling a girl bert or Fred or any other masculine name

Emphasising the last syllable from the end is also the same in Welsh.

I know a baby Elowen, hadn't heard it before she was born but love it, very gorgeous name.