Girl

Rowena

roh-EE-nuh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Derived from Old English 'hrod' (renown) and 'wine' (friend), meaning 'famous friend.' Featured prominently in Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' as a Saxon heroine.”

Popularity Over Time

Rowena US popularity rank over timeRank 14259 in 2003 to rank 429 in 1917. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#429#7344#142591900192019401960198020002024

Rowena is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

3

Nicknames

RowRowenaEna

Style

LiteraryRomanticVintageGrandElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Rowena (Ivanhoe)
  • Rowena Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)
  • Rowena Parker (academic)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

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People Also Ask

Derived from Old English 'hrod' (renown) and 'wine' (friend), meaning 'famous friend.' Featured prominently in Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' as a Saxon heroine.

Rowena is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Rowena include Row, Rowena, Ena.

Names that pair beautifully with Rowena include Cordelia, Beatrice, Leander, Peregrine, Thaddeus.