Rowena

English

Etymology

Medieval Latinized form of some Old Saxon name, possibly from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwunjō. It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).[1]

Proper noun

Rowena

  1. A female given name.
  2. An unincorporated community in Kentucky
  3. A community in New Brunswick, Canada
  4. A town in New South Wales, Australia
  5. A census-designated place in Oregon
  6. An unincorporated community in South Dakota
  7. An unincorporated community in Texas

References
  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Rowena, from Old Saxon, possibly from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwunjō.

Proper noun

Rowena

  1. a female given name

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Rowena.

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