English Explanatory Dictionary

Bowen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina.
  4. A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  7. An unincorporated community in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
  8. A village in Hancock County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Henry County and Johnson County, Missouri.
  10. A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.
  11. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
name
  1. A Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊ.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bowen.wav /ˈboʊ.ən/ /ˌbəʊˈwɛn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bowen2.wav /ˌboʊˈwɛn/

Word forms

Bowen

Etymology

From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).

Derived words

Bowen-Armstrong syndrome Bowen-Conradi syndrome Bowen Hills Bowenia bowenite Bowen knot Bowen Mountain Bowenoid Bowen ratio Bowen's disease Bowen's kale Bowen's reaction series Bowen technique Bowen theory
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