Owen

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈəʊɪn//
United States//ˈoʊɪn//

A male given name. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.

proper noun

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A male given name. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.
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A male given name. A male given name from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Eoghan.
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A surname.
Please “Believe” that Jake Owen will not allow people to diss the LGBTQ community.
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A surname. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from the given name.
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A surname. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of McKeown.
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A surname. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of MacEwen.
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A place name: A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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A place name: A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for county official John Owen.
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A place name: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.
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A place name: A minor city in Clark County, Wisconsin; named for the John S. Owen Company.
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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.

Etymology

From various origins. See below

ow · Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”).owe · To be under an obligation to give something back to someone…owed · That owes.

Owen · A male given name. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.

Owens · A surname transferred from the given name.owing · Still to be paid; owed as a debt.owl · Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes,…

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