Owen

From various origins. See below:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊɪn/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɪn
• Rhymes: -əʊən

Owen

1. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.
2. A male given name from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Eoghan.
3. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from the given name.
4. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of McKeown.
5. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of MacEwen.
6. A place name:
   1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
   2. A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
   3. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for county official John Owen.
   4. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.
   5. A minor city in Clark County, Wisconsin; named for the John S. Owen Company.
   6. A number of townships in the United States, including one in Illinois, four in Indiana and one in Iowa, listed under Owen Township.

• enow, owne, wone

From English Owen.

Owen

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Welsh]

From Middle High German ouwe (“terrain, landscape by water, in water, island”). Doublet of Aue (“floodplain”); see there for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯ən/

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Owen n (proper noun, genitive Owens or (optionally with an article) Owen)

1. Owen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Owen m (plural Owes)

1. oven, stove

Unadapted borrowing from English Owen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈowen/ [ˈo.wẽn]
• Rhymes: -owen
• Syllabification: O‧wen

Owen m

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Welsh]

From Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz. Cognates include German Ofen, Luxembourgish Uewen and English oven.

Owen

1. (Brașov) oven

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