Owain

oh-wine
Variation of Owen
"young warrior; well-born"

Owain Origin and Meaning

The name Owain is a boy's name of French origin.

Owain is much more unusual than its brother name Owen, a Welsh original that belonged to one of the Knights of the Round Table as well as the last Welsh Prince of Wales.

Owain Popularity

Famous People Named Owain

  • Owain Glyndwyrlast Welshman to be Prince of Wales
  • Owain mab UrienWelsh prince who became the Arthurian knight Ywain
  • Owain GwyneddKing of Gwynedd
  • Owain FoelKing of Strathclyde
  • Owain ap DyfnwalKing of Strathclyde
  • Owain Ddanwynprince of North Wales
  • Owain Sebastian YeomanWelsh actor
  • Owain Tudur JonesWelsh footballer
  • Owain Fôn WilliamsWelsh footballer
  • Owain PhyfeWelsh musician
  • Owain OwainWelsh novelist, short,story writer and poet

Owain in Pop Culture

  • Owaincharacter in the video game "Fire Emblem: Awakening"

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