The baby name Olwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OHL-win (IPA: /ˈɒlwɪn/ or /ˈɑːlwɪn/).
Olwin is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Olwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OHL-win (IPA: /ˈɒlwɪn/ or /ˈɑːlwɪn/).
Olwin is Germanic in Origin.
Olwin is a modern Anglicized form of the Welsh name Olwen, borne by the radiant heroine of the medieval tale Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion. The elements are ol “track, footprint” and gwen “white, fair, blessed,” yielding the poetic sense “white footprint” - a nod to the legend in which flowers sprang where she trod. The spelling Olwin arose in English records from the late 19th century Celtic revival and has been used for any gender, though the original Olwen is feminine in Welsh.
Because -wen (feminine) and -wyn (masculine) endings sound alike in English, Olwin also overlaps with Olwyn, a Welsh given name and noun meaning “wheel.” Common variants and related forms include Olwen and Olwyn, as well as the sound-alikes Alwyn and Elwyn/Elwin. Nicknames range from Olly to Wyn. Today Olwin is rare but recognizable across the Welsh diaspora and wider English-speaking world.
Olwin is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 45 times, across 15 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Olwin is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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