Meaning & Origin
Ellowyn is a girl's baby name of Welsh origin, a variant of Eolowen or Elowen, from the Cornish/Welsh meaning 'elm tree' or connected to the Welsh elwen. It has a flowing, soft quality that evokes the Celtic tradition of tree-names and nature imagery.
Ellowyn has the mystical, woodland quality of names like Rowan, Elowen, and Wren. The -wyn ending marks it firmly in Welsh/Celtic territory. It sounds like it belongs in a folk song or a forest — a name of branches and moonlight and gentle magic.