Owain - Meaning of Owain

What does Owain mean?

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[ 2 syll. o-wai(n), ow-a-in ] The baby boy name Owain is pronounced as OWWehN †. Owain is used predominantly in English, Gaelic, and Welsh. Its origin is Celtic, Old Greek, and Welsh.

Owain is a variation (English, Gaelic, and Welsh) of the name Eoghan (Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish).

Owain is also a variation (Welsh) of the name Eugene (English and French).

Owain is also a variation (Welsh) of the name Owen (English, Irish, and Welsh).

See also the related categories, greek, welsh, and celtic.

Owain is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Among the family of boy names directly related to Owain, Owen was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Owain include Ohin, Ohine, Omen, Omi, Omni, Omy, Onan, Onann, Oni, Owaene, Owaine, Owane, Owayn, Owayne, Owein, Oweine, Owenn, Owenne, Owin, and Owine.

† Pronunciation for Owain: OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"