Owen.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.
A male given name. A male given name from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Eoghan.
A surname.
A surname. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from the given name.
A surname. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of McKeown.
A surname. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of MacEwen.
A place name: A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
A place name: A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for county official John Owen.
A place name: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.
A place name: A minor city in Clark County, Wisconsin; named for the John S. Owen Company.
A place name: A number of townships in the United States, including one in Illinois, four in Indiana and one in Iowa, listed under Owen Township.
Where this word comes from
From various origins. See below
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.