Entry № 1115 · Welsh origin

Awen Awen — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-wen /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"Poetic inspiration"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Welsh)

A name that means "poetic inspiration".

Awen is from the Welsh awen (poetic inspiration, divine flowing breath). Awen is recognized as a sacred name in modern Druidic, Pagan, and Welsh cultural communities worldwide. Princess Awen — Welsh-druidic heritage naming.

and modern druidic tradition.

Poetic inspiration (Welsh).

The name in its native script.

Awen
Transliteration
Awen
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑː.wɛn /
Root
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Grammatical form
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Where Awen stands.

Awen does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Awens before her.

Real people

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In fiction
Awen (Taliesin)
Iconic Welsh druidic inspiration from Ceridwen's cauldron.

Names connected to Awen.

The number behind Awen.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Awen reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.