Welsh · Girl name
Eluned
“idol, image”
About the name Eluned
Eluned is a Welsh feminine name usually derived from eilun ‘idol, image’. In the medieval Welsh romance Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, Luned is the clever maiden who hides the knight Owain with a ring of invisibility and later reconciles him with the Lady of the Fountain; she appears as Lunete in the French romances of Chrétien de Troyes. Luned and Eiluned are related forms.
- Meaning
- idol, image
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- eh-LIN-ed(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Eluned
- Eluned Mae
- Eluned Rose
- Eluned Ffion
- Eluned Lily
Questions about Eluned
- What does Eluned mean?
- Eluned is a Welsh name meaning "idol, image".
- How do you pronounce Eluned?
- Eluned is pronounced eh-LIN-ed, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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