Urien

yoo-REE-un
Welsh
"of privileged birth"

Urien Origin and Meaning

The name Urien is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "of privileged birth".

Too close to the name of a bodily fluid.

Famous People Named Urien

  • Urien Wiliam
    Welsh novelist and dramatist

Urien in Pop Culture

  • Urien
    king of Gore and the husband of Morgan le Fay in Arthurian legend
  • Urien
    character in the Street Fighter video games
  • Brother Urien
    character in The Cadfael Chronicles by Edith Pargeter
  • Brion Donal Cinhil Urien Haldane
    character in the Deryni series by Katherine Kurtz
  • Urien
    surname derived from the Old Celtic personal name Orbogenos, probably literally 'of privileged birth' (from Celtic orbo = 'privileged' and gen = 'birth').
  • Pronounced (Ear
    ee,un)
  • From Brythonic "Urbigenos" meaning twin
    born.