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Owen.

Owen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈaʊ̯ən/
  1. Owen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

    neuter · proper-noun
    /ˈaʊ̯ən/ sagen die Schlauen, /ˈoːvən/ die Doofen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German Owen (13th c.), from ouwe (“floodplain, riverbank, river island”). See German Aue for more. The pronunciation developed regularly; the spelling was unusually preserved from Middle High German. Doublet of Au, Aue, and Auen (names of various other localities).

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