Tegwen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEG-wen
- Origin
- Welsh
Tegwen is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “fair and blessed”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tegwen mean?
Welsh: Welsh teg 'fair' + gwen 'white, blessed'
“fair and blessed”
Combines the Welsh words teg, fair or beautiful, and gwen, white or blessed.
Is Tegwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Tegwen is a girls' name.
How popular is Tegwen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 girls.
Tegwen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
Names like Tegwen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tegan, Eden, Ffion, Teagan, Morgan, Erin, Seren, Eireann, Heaven, Bronwyn, Aoibheann, Rhiannon
Names related to Tegwen
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tegwen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tegwen, updated 20 October 2026.