Name:
Rowena
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
English
Meaning:
Rowena probably originates in Old English language and means "fame and delight". That is more or less just a speculation, though, since the origin is rather unclear. In a British legend, Rowena was an Anglo-Saxon leader's daughter and a beautiful femme fatale. According to contemporary historians, though, the story is fictional. Rowena was also a character in Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.
Pronunciation:
ro-EE-nə
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
Rhowena
Rowenna
Rowina
Rowinna
Rowyna
Rowynna
Famous Rowena:
Rowena Fry : artist
Rowena Lindquist : published author