♂ Name Owen

Q: What does the name Owen mean?

Owen means 'well born' (from Eugénios), 'youth' and 'young warrior' (from Welsh 'eoghunn'), 'born from the yew tree' (from Celtic 'ebor' = yew tree) and 'lamb' (from Welsh 'oen').

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Owen is a ♂ boy name.

Where does the name Owen come from?

Owen is an English variant of the Latin name Eoghan, which derived from the Greek name Eugénios. Besides, Owen is a form of Owain, a name of the Irish mythology.

What does the name Owen mean?

Owen means “well born” (from Eugénios), “youth” and “young warrior” (from Welsh “eoghunn”), “born from the yew tree” (from Celtic “ebor” = yew tree) and “lamb” (from Welsh “oen”).

Pronunciation of Owen

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Variants

Owenn

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Popularity of the name Owen

Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Owen is currently ranked #542 on the name leaderboard.

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Owen in the Top 50 names

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🇦🇺 Australia	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
🇧🇪 Belgium	-	-	-	-	✓
🇨🇦 Canada	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
🇫🇷 France	-	-	-	-	✓
🇬🇧 Great Britain	✓	✓	✓	✓	-
🇮🇪 Ireland	✓	-	-	-	-
🇳🇱 Netherlands	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
🇺🇸 USA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓