Bowen
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English
Etymology 1
From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.ən/
Proper noun
Bowen
- A surname from Welsh .
- 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.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
- A village in Hancock County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Henry County and Johnson County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
Derived terms
Translations
coastal Australian town
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Chinese 僰文 (bówén).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbəʊˈwɛn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌboʊˈwɛn/
Proper noun
Bowen
- (historical) A Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.
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