Updated February 15, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Welsh : Son of Owen

Boy name variations

Bowie
Bowan
Bowin
Bowon
Bowyn
Bowynn

How Popular Is The Name Bowen

Family name origins & meanings

  • English, of Welsh origin : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen).
  • Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan).

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