Owens

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

Owens1

proper nounOwens (countable and uncountable, plural Owenses)

plural Owenses · alternative Owings

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
    1 more example

    Following the departure of Candace Owens from his outlet, Jewish right-wing media personality Ben Shapiro has been criticised for his 'untransparent' and 'censorship-driven' pro-Israel bias by fellow Conservative commentators, some of whom have gone as far as calling for Shapiro's outlet to be renamed The Daily Jewish/Israeli Wire.

    2024 April 5, “Calls for Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire to be renamed 'The Daily Israeli Wire' over its extreme pro-Israel bias”, in The New Arab, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion County, Ohio.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.

Owens2

proper noun

alternative Owings

  1. pluralplural of Owen

Origin

From Owen + -s (patronymic suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Owens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owens

MLA

“Owens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owens. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Owens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owens.

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