Owain
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Owein, from *Euweni, from Proto-Brythonic *Esuganios (compare Gaulish Esugenios, Old Irish Eogan).
Proper noun
Owain m
- a male given name from Old Welsh, often anglicised as Owen
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Owain | unchanged | unchanged | Howain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||