Bowen

From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.ən/

Bowen

1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina.
4. A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
   3. A village in Hancock County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Henry County and Johnson County, Missouri.
   5. A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.
   6. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Borrowed from Chinese 僰文 (bówén).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbəʊˈwɛn/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌboʊˈwɛn/

Bowen

1. (historical) A Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.

• Bowne, benow, bewon, bowne