Owen
[ˈoʊ.ən]Meaning
anglicized form of the Welsh Owain or the Irish Eoghan
Background Story
Owen is an anglicized form of the Welsh name Owain, and also an anglicized form of the Irish name Eoghan. It is used in the Arthurian Cycle and in Old Welsh, and in Irish Mythology, Old Irish, Scottish and Scottish Gaelic. In Cebuano it comes from the English Owen.
Variations
Owyn, Eoghan, Oren
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