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in reply to a message by emsvie
Hi
My name is Raewyn and I did some research on this back in the mid 1990s - I was able to get in touch with an Americna lady who named her baby daughter at the time Raewyn and she had done quite a lot of research
Raewyn is not welsh despite what people think. It is a name derived in New Zealand.
In the late 1890s the suffrage movement in NZ was in full swing - NZ was the first country in the world to give women the vote (in 1893 I believe). Anyway apparently there was a prominent woman in the suffrage movement named Rae Wynn (first name and last name). In her honour people started naming their babies "Raewyn, Raewynn, Raewynne" etc. The name spread across the tasman to Australia.
It is MUCH more common in NZ than in Australia. In Australia whenever I have met someone who is familiar with the name they always have a NZ connection.
I hope this helps! I'd love to see more accurate information out there about the name.
I've tried searching for info about the original Rae Wynn but haven't found anything.
My name is Raewyn and I did some research on this back in the mid 1990s - I was able to get in touch with an Americna lady who named her baby daughter at the time Raewyn and she had done quite a lot of research
Raewyn is not welsh despite what people think. It is a name derived in New Zealand.
In the late 1890s the suffrage movement in NZ was in full swing - NZ was the first country in the world to give women the vote (in 1893 I believe). Anyway apparently there was a prominent woman in the suffrage movement named Rae Wynn (first name and last name). In her honour people started naming their babies "Raewyn, Raewynn, Raewynne" etc. The name spread across the tasman to Australia.
It is MUCH more common in NZ than in Australia. In Australia whenever I have met someone who is familiar with the name they always have a NZ connection.
I hope this helps! I'd love to see more accurate information out there about the name.
I've tried searching for info about the original Rae Wynn but haven't found anything.
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