Owen

Meanings

1. A male given name.
2. A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Welsh Owain.
3. A male given name from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Eoghan.
4. A surname.
5. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from the given name.
6. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of McKeown.
7. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of MacEwen.
8. A place name:
9. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
10. A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
11. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for county official John Owen.
12. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.

Etymology

From various origins. See below