Rowena
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[edit] People named Rowena
Rowena is possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name meaning "fame and joy", formed from the words hroð (fame) and wynn (joy).[1]. Another suggestion is that it might have derived from the Welsh, where the name is "Rhonwen" (rhon + wen meaning "fair lance"), but this is possibly only a guess based on similarity of pronunciation [2].
[edit] Notable people named Rowena
- Rowena (also Rowen or Renwein), named by Geoffrey of Monmouth as the daughter of Hengest, Jutish king of Kent[3]
- Rowena Meeks Abdy (April 24, 1887 - August 18, 1945), 20th century American painter
- Rowena Morrill, noted American fantasy artist
[edit] In fiction
- 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
- Rowena, Druss the Legend's wife in Drenai saga by David Gemmell
[edit] Place names - Rowena
Rowena is a place name:
- in the United States
- in Australia
- Rowena, New South Wales
[edit] References
- ^ 'Rowena', on Behind the Name
- ^ http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/rowan.shtml
- ^ Geoffrey of Monmouth, History of the Kings of Britain, Book 6, Chapter 12. See text on Wikisource
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