Owen
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Owen
- /ˈoʊɪn/ US
- /ˈəʊɪn/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊɪn, -əʊən
Where it comes from
From various origins. See below
proper noun Owens
- A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.
- A male given name from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Eoghan.
- A surname. Please “Believe” that Jake Owen will not allow people to diss the LGBTQ community.
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from the given name.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of McKeown.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of MacEwen.
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for county official John Owen.
- A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.
- A minor city in Clark County, Wisconsin; named for the John S. Owen Company.
- A number of townships in the United States, including one in Illinois, four in Indiana and one in Iowa, listed under Owen Township.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: irwin, robert, erwin, irving, hales, cunliffe, ervin, wister, vallance, oven, awn, sergeant, irvine, oyen, lemoyne, oun
Talk about this word "Owen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/owen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Owen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/owen "Owen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/owen.Cite this
@misc{owen_2026,
title = {Owen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/owen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
