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Bowen

/ˈbəʊ.ən/US/ˈboʊ.ən/

Bowen proper noun: a surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Proper noun (1)

Bowen

  1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina.
  4. A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. An extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  6. An unincorporated community in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
  7. A village in Hancock County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Henry County and Johnson County, Missouri.
  9. A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.
  10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Proper noun (2)

UK/ˌbəʊˈwɛn/US/ˌboʊˈwɛn/

Bowen

  1. (historical) A Chinese character-derived script formerly used to write the Bai languages.

Bowen meaning in Arabic and Persian

Bowen in Arabic

coastal Australian town
بوين

Bowen in Persian

coastal Australian town
بوون

Origin of Bowen

From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).

Borrowed from Chinese 僰文 (bówén).

Words formed from Bowen

Questions about Bowen

What does Bowen mean?
Bowen means a surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
What is Bowen in Arabic?
Bowen in Arabic is بوين. See Bowen meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Bowen?
Bowen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bowen?
Bowen is pronounced /ˈbəʊ.ən/ (UK).

Words near Bowen in the dictionary

  1. bowelled
  2. bowelless
  3. bowelling
  4. bowellism
  5. bowels
  6. Bowen
  7. Bowen Hills
  8. Bowen Mountain
  9. Bowen technique
  10. Bowen's disease
  11. Bowen-Armstrong syndrome

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