Owain

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Owein, Ewein, from Old Welsh Ougein, Eugein, from Proto-Brythonic *Awɨɣėn. Cognate with Breton Yven, Ivin, Old Irish Úgaine, Augaine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈou̯ai̯n/

Proper noun

Owain m

  1. a male given name from Old Welsh, often anglicised as Owen

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Owain unchanged unchanged Howain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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