Meaning and origin of Owen

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Young fighter.


Origin: English

Meaning: Variant of Ewen: Variant of Eoghan or Eugene.


Origin: Greek

Meaning: Variant of Eugene: Well-born. Famous bearer: Prince Eugene of Savoy.


Origin: Welsh

Meaning: Young warrior. Also can be a variant of Eugene: Well-born.
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Meaning and origin of Owen

The boy's name Owen \o-wen\ is pronounced OH-en. It is of Welsh origin. Variant of Eugene (Greek) "wellborn, aristocrat". Also possibly variant of Eoghan (Gaelic) "youth". Owen Glendower was a 14th-century Welsh chieftain who fought unsuccessfully for Welsh independence from England. Common outside Wales since the 18th century. Author Owen Wister; actor Owen Wilson.

Owen has 5 variant forms: Ewan, Ewen, Owain, Owin and Owynn.

For more information, see also the related name Evan.

Baby names that sound like Owen are Euen, Ewin, Owney and Iwan.

Owen is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of Owen

Owen
Welsh
Male
young warrior
Meaning&Origin
Owen is a Welsh boys name.
The meaning of the name is `young warrior`.
Where is it used?
The name Owen is mainly used in Irish.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Eoghan (In Irish and in Scottish)
See also
In Scottish: Ewan
In Scottish: Euan
Statistics
The name Owen was given to 5676 babies in the USA in 2004. Owen was the number 119 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 6633 babies making it the number 66 name that year.
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