OWEN  

Gender: F
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: "wellborn"

We hate to include this on the girls' list, since one of us has a son named Owen, but since singer Michelle Branch gave it to her daughter, it's on crossover alert along with other male hotties like Aidan and Jalen.

Variations:
Owena

Owen is being discussed in our message boards:

• Cheaper By the Dozen
• Build a sibling set together!
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• big family game!
• Baby Boy WDYT of the possible names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Owen:

• CALIFORNIA DESERT NAMES
• FAVORITE NAMES: Why We Love What We Love
• NAMEBERRY FAVES II: THE BOYS' NAMES NAMEBERRYITES LOVE MOST
• THE NEW BOYS' NAMES 3: Ethnic Choices
• TWIN NAMES: Individual Choices, Same Meaning