Eowyn: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “horse joy”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- AY-oh-win · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Éowyn was coined by J. R. R. Tolkien from Old English elements eoh 'horse' and wyn 'joy'. It is a literary name rather than a historical Old English given name in attested use.
How popular is Eowyn?
Babies named Eowyn in 2024106
2024 rank#1,884 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,732
Eowyn is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Eowyn
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Eowyn questions
What does the name Eowyn mean?
Eowyn means "horse joy". It comes from Old English. Éowyn was coined by J. R. R. Tolkien from Old English elements eoh 'horse' and wyn 'joy'. It is a literary name rather than a historical Old English given name in attested use.
Is Eowyn a boy or girl name?
Eowyn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Eowyn?
106 US babies were named Eowyn in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Eowyn?
Eowyn is usually pronounced AY-oh-win.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.