Message: "Eilonwy" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Eilonwy

by Iremray

9/21/2003, 10:53 AM

I noticed that this name, from Lloyd Alexander's The Black Cauldron, wasn't in the database. I think it's a Welsh name for a girl, and I was wondering if anybody knows the meaning, or if it was just made up for the story.

#Eilonwy

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- Lilia (guest)

5/22/2004, 11:30 AM

Eilonwy comes from "eilun" meaning "image", and "wy", meaning "river". :-)

- Stef (guest)

9/22/2003, 10:32 AM

See http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/eilonwy.html

- Iremray +1

9/21/2003, 11:06 AM

Also Taran

Taran wasn't in the database either, also from Lloyd Alexander. Anybody know what it means?

- Winter Roisin (guest)

9/22/2003, 11:08 PM

I believe Taran is the male form of Taryn ... which is a form of Tara and Erin or a feminine form of Tyrone ... off the top of my head, I think it means small soldier

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