These are the options I’m considering to complete my Olwen Snow combo:
Belphoebe
literally means “beautiful” + “bright and pure;” created by Edmund Spenser for his poem, The Faerie Queene, in which he intended the name to mean “beautiful Diana,” as Phoebe is an epithet of the goddess Diana; could also mean “beautiful moon,” as Phoebe is one of the moons of Saturn
Cordelia
potential meanings include “heart,” from Latin cordis, “heartfelt” from Middle English cordial, “heart of a lion” from French coeur de lion, or “jewel of the sea” from Welsh Creiddylad, one of the daughter’s of King Lludd in the Arthurian tale that was the inspiration for Shakespeare’s King Lear
Elentari
means “queen of the stars” in Quenya, one of the elven languages created by J.R.R. Tolkien; queen of the Valar (the divine beings who created the world) whose domain was the realm of light and the heavens; she created the stars and constellations and was revered by the Elves who called on her in times of darkness
Etheria
variant of Aetheria, which means “ethereal, celestial, heavenly, divine; sent by the heavens; pertaining to the sky or the air;” from aether, a term in ancient cosmology referring the substance that was believed to hold the planets in space; Aetheria is one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god in Greek mythology; Etheria is the name of the planet in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Lirael
potential meanings include “song of the gods” from Hebrew Liron + el, “light of the gods” from Hebrew lior + el, or “river” from Latin liris; possibly a variant of Liriel, meaning “lily” or “perfection of a woman;” Lirael is the second book in Garth Nix’s Abhorsen series in which the titular protagonist discovers her clairvoyant ability to divine the past, vanquishes monsters, and takes her place as heir to the Abhorsen mantle
Tinuviel
means “nightingale” in Quenya and “daughter of the twilight” in Sindarin, the other elven language created by J.R.R. Tolkien; she was the first Elven woman to fall in love with a mortal man, and their quest to be together involved recovering a Silmaril, dying, and being restored to life together as mortals; the character was based on Tolkien’s own wife, Edith
Please choose your favorites, and as always, feel free to elaborate in the comments.
- Olwen Belphoebe Snow
- Olwen Cordelia Snow
- Olwen Elentari Snow
- Olwen Etheria Snow
- Olwen Lirael Snow
- Olwen Tinuviel Snow
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