Names like Owen
Owen is a two-syllable Welsh name that ends in -en. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Owen.
Bowen Welsh · surname, "son of Owen"
Allen Welsh · variant of Alan; Celtic/Breton origin, meaning uncertain, possibly 'little rock' or 'handsome'
Aiden Irish · "little fire," the anglicized Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, the old Celtic god of fire; a seventh-century Irish saint's name that America respelled and turned into the sound of a generation, the -aden wave of the 2000s
Olen Scandinavian · variant of Olaf, ancestor's relic
The same roots
Also Welsh names, from the tradition Owen comes from.
Evan Welsh · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity
Gavin Welsh · form of Gawain; meaning disputed, traditionally "white hawk"
Dylan Welsh · "son of the wave" by tradition, the sea-spirit of Welsh myth born gleaming from the tide; the poet Dylan Thomas carried it out of Wales, and America made it a modern standard. Lyrical origins, everyday ease
Allan Welsh · of uncertain Celtic/Breton origin, traditionally linked to 'little rock' or 'harmony'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Owen, on a similar curve.
Brycen Welsh · modern variant of Bryce, meaning son of Rhys
Tristen Welsh · variant spelling of Tristan, a Celtic legend name popularly linked to French 'triste' (sad)
Griffin Welsh · surname form of Griffith; also the mythological creature
Cohen Hebrew · "priest"
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