Owen
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊɪn/
- Rhymes: -əʊɪn
Proper noun
Owen
- A male given name of Welsh origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic Eòghan.
- A Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name.
- An Irish and Scottish patronymic surname from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.
- A town in South Australia
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- A town in Indiana
- A city in Wisconsin
Quotations
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the Death of the Good Duke Hvmfrey”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):: 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
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Owen
- a male given name
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