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First name origin & meaning:

Irish: Born to nobility; warrior

First name variations: Owyn, Ewan, Ewen, Owaine, Owan, Owayne, Owin, Owine, Owen

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Welsh: patronymic from Owen, with English patronymic -s.
  2. Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form by bearers of the Gaelic surname Mac Eoghain (see McEwen).

This name appears in the following lists: Black History/Civil Rights Leaders, Country Stars, Olympic Medalists