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Does anyone know who Ceinwen is?
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Does anyone know who she is? or do you know anyone with this lovely name
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's Anglo-Saxon, from 'cyne', meaning 'royal' and 'wynn', meaning 'joy'.
By coincidence, I've been doing a little research into AS names for a project I'm working on, which is why I opened this thread. My limited knowledge doesn't immediately bring forth anyone particularly well-known of that name, but I daresay an Anglo-Saxon expert could throw more light on that.
By coincidence, I've been doing a little research into AS names for a project I'm working on, which is why I opened this thread. My limited knowledge doesn't immediately bring forth anyone particularly well-known of that name, but I daresay an Anglo-Saxon expert could throw more light on that.
I think she was the 'lady of the Lake' in Athurian legends, I also seem to remember reading something about her in the Celtic Myths and Legends, Wesh I believe, but I've found this for you, rather good I thought.
http://www.vaurien.demon.co.uk/Talis/songs/cei nwen.htm
http://www.vaurien.demon.co.uk/Talis/songs/cei nwen.htm
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