Updated February 15, 2024 Share: Table of contents Boy name origins & meanings Welsh : Son of Owen Boy name variations Bowie Bowie - 18% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Bowan Bowan - 57% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Bowin Bowin 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Bowon Bowon 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Bowyn Bowyn - 13% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Bowynn Bowynn 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Bowen Family name origins & meanings English, of Welsh origin : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen). Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan). Appears on Welsh Last Names and Meanings