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Re: Maiwen?
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I was born in Wales. My aunt's name was Mairwen. I have understood it to mean White Mary. Mair- Mary; wen, wyn, - white.
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I actually know those, though I didn't think about it like that before... My father visited Wales four times, if I remember right, and loves Welsh, though he never really learned it. But we know some words thanks to that. My sister's name is Marie and for a while she used Mair as her nickname.
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