Lately I’ve been crushing on the girls name Elowen (ell-oh-wyn). It’s not listed on NB but I found a definition from Behind The Name saying it was derived from “elm tree”.
What do you think of it? Would it be way too complicated in [name]Canada[/name]? Of course I won’t be having children for at least 10 years, but I just like to get ideas and opinions.
Also, what do you think of these names? Could you see any working with Elowen?
I like Elowen a lot. It was talked about quite a bit on another baby name I frequent a few years ago, and I think it’s sweet. I especially love it for the nns [name]Ella[/name], [name]Lola[/name], and [name]Winnie[/name]. I think Elowen [name]Grace[/name] is pretty. I also thought of Elowen [name]Kate[/name] and Elowen [name]Julia[/name]?
I really like [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], and [name]Freya[/name], too, and I think they’re very sweet with Elowen! [name]Lilou[/name] is nice and I do like it–I just like other [name]Lil[/name]- names more, like [name]Liliana[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lily[/name], Lilija, [name]Lila[/name], etc.
I don’t see why Elowen would be too complicated for [name]Canada[/name]? It’s pretty phonetic…
I happen to love this name, and I think it fits in well with the trendy [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Ella[/name] style names while still being unusual and distinctive. The only problem for me is that when I mention it to people, they assume I got it out of the [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings (like [name]Eowyn[/name] I guess) but that probably wouldn’t matter so much if you don’t have nerdy friends. I think it goes with most of your other names, although Elowen and [name]Lilou[/name] are a bit hard to say together.
I think it’s quite pretty. It’s Welsh and it’s not actually said with the emphasis you’re thinking of. I would try and get a sound clip of someone welsh saying it. I actually know someone who used this for her daughter nn [name]Winnie[/name]. I think it’s really pretty. You definitely have a certain style and the names you listed would make a nice sibset - although [name]Lilou[/name] really just feels like a nn to me.
If you pronounce it like an American, it’s my name: L. [name]Owen[/name]. I prefer the Welsh pronunciation. and I think I prefer [name]Olwen[/name] to Elowen.
I have heard this name pronounced phonetically before in Cornwall (& several name websites list it as a Cornish name), though I didn’t really know the person so I couldn’t say if that was the norm or a mistake. I think you’d get away with the phonetic pronunciation in [name]Canada[/name], though.
Elowen is a Cornish name from the Cornish word ‘elaw’ meaning Elm. Cornish names (as with Welsh) place the stress on the penultimate syllable. So it’s eh-LOH-en.
It does get some usage in [name]England[/name] but is in no way common.
I think Elowen [name]Grace[/name] is pretty. I also thought of Elowen [name]Kate[/name] and Elowen [name]Julia[/name]?