"Arwen" meaning in Welsh

See Arwen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈarwɛn/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Arwen [error-unrecognized-form], Harwen [prothesis-h]
Etymology: From ar- (intensifying prefix) + gwen (“blessed”). Etymology templates: {{af|cy|ar-|gwen|pos1=intensifying prefix|t2=blessed}} ar- (intensifying prefix) + gwen (“blessed”) Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|f}} Arwen f Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Arwyn; variant form Arwenna Tags: feminine
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    }
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