The baby name cerridwen is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛrɪdwɛn/ (KER-id-wen).
cerridwen is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name cerridwen is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛrɪdwɛn/ (KER-id-wen).
cerridwen is Welsh in Origin.
Cerridwen is the Anglicized form of Welsh Ceridwen, an enchantress of medieval Welsh legend, famed for her cauldron of Awen (inspiration) that transformed the bard Taliesin. Etymology is debated, but most link it to Welsh cerdd 'poetry, song' combined with -wen, the lenited form of gwen 'white, fair, blessed,' yielding a sense such as "blessed poetry" or "fair inspiration".
As a given name, it was scarcely used historically in Wales, gaining currency from the 19th-century Celtic revival and later through modern Pagan and literary circles. The standard Welsh spelling is Ceridwen; Cerridwen is a common English respelling. Other variants include Caridwen and Kerridwen; short forms Ceri or Cari occur. Pronounced KEH-rid-wen in English and ke-RID-wen in Welsh. The name carries associations of wisdom, transformation, and creative inspiration.
cerridwen is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
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