Ab Owain
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Region of origin | Wales |
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Variant form(s) | Eugene, Owen (Owain),Owens, Ewen (Eoghan), Bowen, etc. |
Ab Owain is a Celtic surname from the Welsh ab Owain meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble')[1]
List of people surnamed ab Owain[]
- Cadwgan ab Owain (died 951), joint king of Glywysing in Wales, brother of Gruffydd
- Einion ab Owain (died c.984), prince of the House of Dinefwr, in Wales
- Gruffydd ab Owain (died 935), joint king of Glywysing in Wales, brother of Cadwgan
- Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (died c.1216), king in central Wales
- Hywel ab Owain (died 1043), king of a part of Glywysing in Wales
- Ieuan Ddu ab Dafydd ab Owain (fl. 1440-1480), Welsh poet
- Maredudd ab Owain (died 999), 10th-century king in Wales
- Morgan Hen ab Owain (died 974), king of Gwent, Wales
- Rhys ab Owain (died 1078), king of Deheubarth in southern Wales
- Robin Llwyd ab Owain (born 1959), Welsh poet and author
See also[]
- Bowen (surname)
- Lowen
References[]
Categories:
- Surnames
- Surnames of Welsh origin
- Surnames of British Isles origin