Morwenna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Morwenna

What is the meaning of the name Morwenna ?

The baby name Morwenna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mor-WEN-uh (IPA: /mɔrˈwɛnə/).

Morwenna is Cornish in Origin.

Morwenna is a Cornish name from the Brythonic Celtic family, built from mor “sea” and gwen/wenna “white, fair, blessed.” The sense is often rendered as “sea-fair” or “blessed by the sea”; some modern sources poetically read it as “maid of the sea.” A 6th‑century Saint Morwenna is linked with the parish of Morwenstow on Cornwall’s north coast, and her cult helped anchor the name in local tradition.

Usage long centered in Cornwall and neighboring Wales, waning after the medieval period and revived with the 19th‑ and 20th‑century Cornish cultural renaissance. Winston Graham’s Poldark novels and their screen adaptations further lifted its profile through the character Morwenna Chynoweth. Variants and related forms include Morwen, Morwena, Morvena, Morwynna, and Wenna; Gwenna is a cognate. Short forms range from Mo and Mor to Wenna and Winnie, making Morwenna both rooted and wearable.