Rhiannon
Rhiannon is a girl name of Welsh origin, meaning Great queen; divine.
What Rhiannon means
Great queen; divine.
Rhiannon sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Rhiannon comes from
Welsh names come from one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in Europe, and many are rooted in Celtic myth or in the landscape itself.
Rhiannon is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Rhiannon?
In the girl name rankings we track, Rhiannon falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Rhiannon
Rhiannon spans royalty and rule and the stars and sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Rhiannon
These share Rhiannon's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Juno — Queen of the heavens.
- Seren — Star.
- Griffith — Strong lord; chief.
- Astrid — Divinely beautiful.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Eleanor — Shining light.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Luna — The moon.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Rania — Queen; gazing.