Rowena
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Rowena is a Latinized form of a Germanic name meaning "fame and joy", formed from the words hrod (fame) and wynn (joy).[1]
[edit] Place names
Rowena is a place name occurring at least three times in the United States:
[edit] People named Rowena
Rowena may also refer to:
- Rowena (also Rowen or Renwein), named by Geoffrey of Monmouth as the daughter of Hengest, Jutish king of Kent [1]
- The Lady Rowena, Ivanhoe's love interest in the novel of the same name by Sir Walter Scott
- Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the Founders of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series of books