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Eluned - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Eluned

[ syll. e-lu-ned, el-un-ed ] The girl name Eluned is of Welsh origin and it is also predominantly used in the Welsh language. Derived from the element eilun meaning 'likeness, image, idol'. In Chrétien de Troyes's romance 'Yvain, the Knight of the Lion', Lunete is the charming heroine who rescues the knight Yvain and provides shelter for him. Variant forms of the name include the Welsh names Eiluned and Elined. Other variants of Eluned include the short forms Luned (Welsh), Lunet (French), and Lunete (French).

Eluned is an infrequently used baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Eluned include the Welsh Elined, the English Elwanda, the Spanish Elenita, the Romanian Elenuta, the English Eolanda, and the Greek and English Eolande.


 
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