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Owen

Also spelled: Owain, Eoghan

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: Greek and Latin 'well-born' (as Eugene), or Celtic 'born of the yew' Disputed
Origin
Welsh and Irish, origin disputed
Popularity

US 2025: #31 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #170

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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