Meanings
- A female given name from Welsh, variant of Olwen.
Origin
- Welshol“footprint”
- EnglishOlwyn
From Welsh ol (“footprint”) and gwen (“fair, white”).
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Olwyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olwyn
“Olwyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olwyn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Olwyn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olwyn.
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