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gowan¹

  • /ˈɡəʊ.ən/

Rhymes with -əʊən

Where it comes from

From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic [Term?].

noun gowans

  1. Northumbria, countable A common daisy (Bellis perennis). We twa hae run about the braes, and pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, sin' auld lang syne.
  2. uncountable Decomposed granite.

Gowan²

Where it comes from

Shortened form of McGowan.

proper noun Gowans

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Cabonne council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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"gowan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gowan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gowan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gowan

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"gowan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gowan.

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@misc{gowan_2026,
  title = {gowan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gowan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}