Owen

Meaning: ("Young Warrior", "Well Born", "Noble", “Lamb”, “Born of the Yew Tree.” In Northern Ireland the name Eoghan is found in Tir Eoghan, County Tyrone or “The Land of Eoghan” and is often accompanied by Roe in memory of the Irish patriot Eoghan Roe (”Red Eoghan”) O’Neill who won a great battle over the British at Benburb in 1646.

Recorded as Owens and occasionally Owenson, this is a Royal Welsh surname, being, it is claimed, descent from the ancient tribes of North Wales. It is a patronymic of Owen, which is derived either from the ancient Celtic personal name Owain, adapted from the Latin "Eugenius", meaning "Well-Born", or from the Old Welsh word "Oen", meaning the Lamb. Given the warrior status of the clan, this seems an unlikely explanation. Owain or Owen has long been one of the most popular of all Welsh personal names, and some thirty-nine Owains are featured in ancient Welsh legends. Hereditary surnames were a later adoption in Wales than almost any other European country, not becoming 'fixed' until the 17th century/ Examples of the name recording include Owen Gwynedd, a 12th Century chieftain, and Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr), 1353 - 1416, the greatest hero of Welsh history. He was the Prince of Wales who established the Welsh parliaments and nearly became an independent king of Wales, but was defeated by Henry IV of England. The personal name was first recorded in England in 926, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, as "Uwen", and the much later coat of arms has the unusual blazon of a red field, charged with six gold pineapples. The first recorded spelling of the family name in any form may be that of Ralph Owein. This was dated 1221, in the Assize Rolls of Warwickshire", during the reign of King Henry 11th of England, 1216 - 1272. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Owens )

Origin: (Welsh, Old Irish)

Pronunciation: (O-ən (English), OH-ehn, O-uhn, O-in)

Gender: Male

The meanings are strong and great and the long history of use is also great. This is a well known first and last name which means given its short and easily recognized then it also is easily pronounced which is a major plus. I just came to like this when watching the movie Jurassic World. Owen Grady *see on list of posts* is an ex-navy guy who works with the Velociraptor on the Island.

This is another great Irish name that would work just about anywhere and has a very defender of the weak kind of look but also can seem a bit brainy too It’s really up to the author as to what kind of character they see when they use this name.