Myfanwy
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
an old endearment, 'my fine one' by one reading, 'my woman' by another; Joseph Parry's choral song keeps it sung wherever Welsh choirs meet, Patagonia included
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Myfanwy has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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