Name
Rhiannon
Meaning
Rhiannon is a feminine name of Welsh origin meaning “great queen”.
Rhiannon, the patient horse-goddess of the Welsh Mabinogi, bears a name traced to the old Celtic Rigantona, great queen. Stevie Nicks heard the name in a novel, wrote the Fleetwood Mac song in ten minutes, and sent a Welsh deity up the American charts.
Entered the US top 1000 after the 1976 song; a steady favorite in Wales.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #934 in 2007 · peak #424 in 1999
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Rhiannon is a feminine name of Welsh origin meaning “great queen”. Rhiannon, the patient horse-goddess of the Welsh Mabinogi, bears a name traced to the old Celtic Rigantona, great queen.
Rhiannon is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Entered the US top 1000 after the 1976 song; a steady favorite in Wales.
The name Rhiannon comes from Welsh. Rhiannon, the patient horse-goddess of the Welsh Mabinogi, bears a name traced to the old Celtic Rigantona, great queen. Stevie Nicks heard the name in a novel, wrote the Fleetwood Mac song in ten minutes, and sent a Welsh deity up the American charts.
Rhiannon is pronounced ree-AN-on.
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