Entry № 1115 · Welsh origin

Awen Awen — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-wen /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"Poetic inspiration"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Welsh)

A name that means "poetic inspiration".

Awen is from the Welsh awen (poetic inspiration, divine flowing breath). Awen is recognized as a sacred name in modern Druidic, Pagan, and Welsh cultural communities worldwide. Princess Awen — Welsh-druidic heritage naming.

and modern druidic tradition.

Poetic inspiration (Welsh).

The name in its native script.

Awen
Transliteration
Awen
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑː.wɛn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Awen stands.

Awen does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Awens before her.

Real people

In fiction
Awen (Taliesin)
Iconic Welsh druidic inspiration from Ceridwen's cauldron.

Names connected to Awen.

The number behind Awen.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Awen reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.