Brenda Elwood

Brenda Lee Elwood (1972-2018) was a Seeker and warden of Auldhouse alongside her husband Scott. She and her husband had eight children, but were killed in the summer of 2018.

Physical appearance
Brenda had short, wavy blonde hair and narrow blue eyes. She would occasionally dye her hair brown. Brenda wore glasses. Brenda was said to resemble her father, and as such had some masculine features. Her nose was narrow and upturned, and she had thin lips. Her daughter Amanda is considered a carbon copy of her.

Etymology
Brenda may be a feminine form of the Old Norse name "Brandr", meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages.

Lee is derived from a surname, which was derived from Old English "leah", meaning "clearing".

Elwood is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and can derive from a locational name, or from an Olde English pre-7th Century personal name. As a locational surname, it derives from the place called Ellwood in Gloucestershire. The place name means "the elder wood", derived from the Olde English "ellern", meaning "elder tree", with "wudu", meaning "wood". Elwood may also be derived from the Olde English personal name "Aelfweald", which is composed of the elements "aelf", meaning "elf", and "weald", meaning "rule", and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in its Latinized form as "Aluuoldus" and "Alfuuold".