85%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Welsh Meaning & History Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the early 20th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootseira + gwynMasculine FormEirwyn People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious Categories blessed, colors, nature, physicists, scientists, snow, teachers, weather, white, winter, writers