Owen at a glance
- Meaning
- “possibly well born”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Welsh
- Pronunciation
- OH-in
- Other forms
- Owain, Eoghan, Ewan
Where the name Owen comes from
Owen is the English form of the Welsh name Owain. It may come from the Latin name Eugenius, “well born”, or from a Welsh word for “lamb”. Owain Glyndŵr led a famous Welsh rebellion against the English in the 15th century.