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The surname Bowen is derived from ab Owen or Owain and has a strong regional preence in Wales. It is found in North and Mid Wales and is predominent in Anglesey.
Owen or Owain is a very old name in Wales and is probably derived from the Latin Eugenius. It was always popular with leaders and princes, for example Owain Gwynedd c 1100-1170 and Owain Glyndwr c. 1354- 1416.
By the fifteenth century it was found throughout Wales as a forename.
Owen and then as the surname Bowen is an anglised form of Owain.
It is one of thirteen Welsh surnames that in Welsh, incorporates the ap prefix as a surname.Ap or Ab signifies the it was a patronomic name and means 'son of' in Welsh.
Owen or Owain is a very old name in Wales and is probably derived from the Latin Eugenius. It was always popular with leaders and princes, for example Owain Gwynedd c 1100-1170 and Owain Glyndwr c. 1354- 1416.
By the fifteenth century it was found throughout Wales as a forename.
Owen and then as the surname Bowen is an anglised form of Owain.
It is one of thirteen Welsh surnames that in Welsh, incorporates the ap prefix as a surname.Ap or Ab signifies the it was a patronomic name and means 'son of' in Welsh.
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I don't know if anyone has ever spelled Bowen these ways but phonetically speaking, it could be spelled Bowhen, Bohwen, Boughen, Bowin, Bowhin, Bohwin, Boughin , Bowain, Bowyn, - that's about all I can think of that isn't too far out.
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