Bowen

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UK/ˈbəʊ.ən/US/ˈboʊ.ən/UK/ˌbəʊˈwɛn/US/ˌboʊˈwɛn/

proper noun

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

OriginWelsh ab Owain →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

Bowen1

proper noun
  1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

    Jenny Sugarman's side dominated the first half and Aber keeper Megan Bowen made vital saves to deny Katie Barker and Ava Suckley.

    2026 September 6, Ioan Griffiths, Aled Williams, “Swans beat Cardiff & Wrexham start title defence with win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2026, retrieved 07 Sep 2026
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina.
  4. A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
    3. A village in Hancock County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Henry County and Johnson County, Missouri.
    5. A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.
    6. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Bowen2

proper noun
  1. historicalA Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.

Origin

Bowen · proper noun

  1. Welshab Owain“son of Owen”
  2. EnglishBowen

From Welsh ab Owain (“son of Owen”).

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Bowen · proper noun

  1. Chinese僰文
  2. EnglishBowen

Borrowed from Chinese 僰文 (bówén).

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Translations

Arabic بوين
  • بوينcoastal Australian town
Chinese Mandarin 僰文, 白文
  • 僰文 (bówén)Translations
  • 白文 (báiwén)Translations
  • 方塊白文 /方块白文 (fāngkuài báiwén)Translations
  • 古白文 (gǔbáiwén)Translations
Dutch Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town
French Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town
German Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town
Persian بوون
  • بوونcoastal Australian town
Polish Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town
Romanian Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town
Swedish Bowen
  • Bowencoastal Australian town

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bownebenow
Cite this entry
APA

Bowen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowen

MLA

“Bowen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bowen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowen.

Source: Bowen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.