Rowena
Old English name
Rowena is a feminine given name, made famous by Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel *Ivanhoe*, where Lady Rowena is the Saxon noblewoman and love interest of the hero.
The name has Anglo-Saxon associations and suggests nobility and romance in literary contexts.
It experienced modest popularity in English-speaking countries following the novel's success and remains in occasional use today.
Rowena was named after her great-grandmother.
Disinherited Saxon crusader
- SaxonEarly Germanic Briton settler
- castleFortified medieval residence
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- heroineBrave female protagonist
tournament · chivalry · tapestry · manor · keep · lineage · ancestry · betrothal
Disinherited Saxon crusader
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- protagonistStory's central figure
- characterNature, symbol, or role
romance · novel · Victorian · fictional · namesake · Poe · narrative · symbolism
Red-berried tree or name
- GwendolynWelsh feminine name
- EvelynTraditional given name
- BeatriceClassical feminine name
- CeciliaFemale given name
Florence · Genevieve · Imogen · Josephine · Katherine · Lillian · Rosalind · Vivian
Magical influence over someone
- sorceressFemale practitioner of magic
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
arcane · veiled · mysterious · legendary · mythic · fabled · bewitching · spellbound
Ivanhoe
Disinherited Saxon crusader
heroine · tournament · chivalry · tapestry · manor · keep · lineage · ancestry · betrothal · maiden
Ivanhoe
Disinherited Saxon crusader
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- protagonistStory's central figure
character · romance · novel · Victorian · fictional · namesake · Poe · narrative · symbolism · archetype
Rowan
Red-berried tree or name
Cecilia · Florence · Genevieve · Imogen · Josephine · Katherine · Lillian · Rosalind · Vivian · Winifred
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- sorceressFemale practitioner of magic
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
otherworldly · arcane · veiled · mysterious · legendary · mythic · fabled · bewitching · spellbound · magical