Ceridwen

Possibly derived from cyrrid “bent, crooked” (from Old Welsh cwrr “corner”) plus ben “woman” or gwen “white, blessed,” Ceridwen is the name of a sorceress in the medieval Welsh Tale of Taliesin, recorded by Elis Gruffyd in the 16th century, who brewed a potion meant to give wisdom to her son Morfan but which was accidentally drunk by her servant Gwion Bach, later reborn as the bard Taliesin. The name also appears briefly as Kyrridven in the Black Book of Carmarthen and as Kerrituen in the Book of Taliesin, and some theories link her to an unattested Celtic goddess of inspiration and to Welsh cerdd “poetry.”

In 2016, 5 babies were recorded with the name Ceridwen, ranking #16,215 among girls.