Feminine Given Names in DES: Quena

Feminine Given Names in
A Dictionary of English Surnames

Quena

Talan Gwynek, Fause Losenge Herald Extraordinary
(Brian M. Scott, scott@math.csuohio.edu)
© 1994 by Brian M. Scott; all rights reserved.


Quena < OE Cwén `woman', hyp. for some namein cwén `woman' as proto- or deuterotheme. The vern. isprob. Quene.
Quena 1276 Queen
Quene (g.) 1176 Queen
Quene* 1301 Queen


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