# Bowen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.ən/ · frequency rank #14,706

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town and district in the General Alvear Department, Mendoza, Argentina.
4. A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).

## Easily confused with
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowl)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bows)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bren)
- **brown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-brown)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-boxes)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowls)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-boxer)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowie)
- **boxed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-boxed)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bower)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-boyer)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowes)
- **broken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-broken)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowler)
- **bowman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowman)
- **bowled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowled)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowing)
- **Bowles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowles)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowser)
- **bowery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowery)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbowen`, `boewn`, `bowenn`, `bowne`, `bowwen`, `bwoen`, `obwen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bowen