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First name origin & meaning: Irish: Born to nobility; warrior First name variations: Owyn, Ewan, Ewen, Owens, Owaine, Owan, Owayne, Owin, Owine Last name origins & meanings:
- Welsh: from the Welsh personal name Owain, probably a
borrowing in Roman times of Latin Eugenius (see Eugene),
but possibly of more ancient Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic
Eoghan.
- Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of
Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’ (see McEwen).
Famous people with this first name:
Owen Wilson Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Michelle Branch,
Phoebe Cates,
Stephen King,
Kevin Kline,
Rob Lowe,
Noah Wylie This name appears in the following lists:
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