Morwenna
A girls’ name of Cornish origin, meaning maiden; dark sea maiden.
Babies a year
11
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
11 babies
Morwenna by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Morwenna.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Morwenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Morenabrown or dark-haired woman9 in the US (2017)
- Mariannaof the sea; a form of Marian370 in the US (2017)
- Mackennason of Cennétig; a form of McKenna76 in the US (2017)
- Maryannabeloved grace; a form of Mary and Anna25 in the US (2017)
- Montannamountainous region; a spelling variant of montana4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marionna25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Morwenna, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Morwenna, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
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