Owen

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊɪn

Proper noun

Owen

1. A male given name of Welsh origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic Eòghan.
2. A Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name.
3. An Irish and Scottish patronymic surname from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.

Quotations

• 1593, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 2: Act II, Scene II:

  This Edmund, in the reign of Bolingbroke,

  As I have read, laid claim unto the crown;

  And but for Owen Glendower, had been king,

  Who kept him in captivity till he died.

Anagrams

• enow
• owne
• wone