Owen
pronunciation
How to pronounce Owen in British English:
UK [ˈəuin]
How to pronounce Owen in American English:
US [ˈoɪn]
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- Noun:
- Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
- English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
Word Origin
- Owen
- Celtic masc. proper name, ultimately from Greek eugenes "well-born;" via Gaelic Eòghann, Old Irish Eogán, Old Welsh Eugein, Ougein. In Medieval records, frequently Latinized as Eugenius; the form Eugene emerged in Scotland by late 12c. The Breton form Even led to modern French Ivain. Owenite in reference to the communistic system of social reformer Robert Owen (1771-1858) is attested from 1829.
Example
- 1. Owen 's first novel is coming out in 2013 .
- 2. Michael owen celebrates after scoring for manchester united against leeds .
- 3. Vanderbilt 's divinity students and owen 's mba studentswould agree .
- 4. Owen hargreaves has become the latest of roberto mancini 's summer signings .
- 5. According to owen , wakefulness and awareness are two different components of consciousness .