Bowen (surname)
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Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic
families, the Welsh
ab Owain ("son of Owen
") and the Irish
Ó Buadhacháin ("descendent of Bohan"). "Bowen" is also the name of a barony, of whom Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
was a member.
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
families, the Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
ab Owain ("son of Owen
Owen (name)
Owen is an anglicized variant of the Welsh name Owain, and may appear as both a personal name and as a surname . Owen is cognate with Eugene meaning noble-born. The name corresponds with Irish "Eoghan". An alternate but less likely origin of the name is with the Celtic name "Esugenos", meaning...
") and the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Ó Buadhacháin ("descendent of Bohan"). "Bowen" is also the name of a barony, of whom Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen QC, PC was an English judge.-Biography:He was born at Woolaston in Gloucestershire, his father, the Rev. Christopher Bowen, originally of Hollymount, County Mayo, being then curate of the parish...
was a member.