What are some word names you would associate with a swan?
I’m asking this because I’m helping out a friend with her art project (we are building a swan maiden statue out of wires, recycled material etc) to display at our local library. There will be a sign that accompanies it explaining the swan maiden myth, plus the name of our swan maiden.
So far we have thought of:
[name]Winsome[/name]
[name]Feather[/name]
Lady
Wave
What would you suggest?
In the Völundarkviða, [name]Wayland[/name] [name]Smith[/name] (Völundr) and his brothers marry valkyries who dress in swan skins. His wife was named Hervör-Alvitr.
variations of Cygnini - swans scientific tribe
since most swan maidens are forced into marriages and had rather sad lives i think of:
Forlorn & Lament
[name]Ivory[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Liora[/name] (means light)
[name]Ana[/name] (from genus Anatidae, also means graceful)
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Leda[/name]
[name]Poem[/name]
Swans are beautiful, graceful and majestic - while in the water. Out of the water they waddle like ducks and look more comical. 
Swans always make me think of ballet (ballerina [name]Anna[/name] Pavlova as the Dying Swan, Swan [name]Lake[/name])
I think of these words when I see a swan glide by…
Sublime
[name]Grace[/name]
Radiance
[name]Illumination[/name]/Luminous
Glow
Resplendence/Splendour
[name]Love[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
Union
[name]Purity[/name]
Beauty
Dreams
Elegance
Thank you for all your suggestions (sorry that I was late replying!)
We are still deciding, and have plenty of time since it will go on display by the end of this month. So far the list looks like this:
[name_f]Feather[/name_f]
Lament
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f]
Glow