Updated February 19, 2024 Share: Table of contents Boy name origins & meanings English : Friend of the law Irish : Born to nobility; warrior Boy name variations Ewing Ewan Ewart Owen Owyn Owens Owaine Owan Owayne Owin Owine How Popular Is The Name Ewen Family name origins & meanings Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eòghainn ‘son of Eòghann’ (see McEwen). Jewish (Israeli) : from Hebrew even ‘stone’, a translation of the surname Stein or any of its compounds. Appears on 110 Earthy Boy Names Inspired by Nature