Owain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Owain. Doublet of Owen.

Proper noun

Owain

  1. A male given name from Welsh, equivalent to English Owen.
    • 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Owein, Ewein, from Old Welsh Ougein, Eugein, from Proto-Brythonic *Awɨɣėn. Cognate with Breton Yven, Ivin, Old Irish Úgaine, Augaine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈou̯ai̯n/

Proper noun

Owain m

  1. a male given name from Old Welsh, often anglicised as Owen

Mutation

Mutated forms of Owain
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Owain unchanged unchanged Howain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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