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English word origin

Etymology of Bowen

From Welsh ab Owain (“son of Owen”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. · A male given name transferred from the surname. · A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina. · A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Welsh ab Owain (“son of Owen”).

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Source etymology 2

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name

A Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Chinese 僰文 (bówén).

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