Associations to the word «Owens»

Wiktionary

OWEN, proper noun. A male given name of origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic Eòghan.
OWEN, proper noun. A Welsh patronymic surname​ derived from the given name.
OWEN, proper noun. An Irish and Scottish patronymic surname​ from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.
OWEN, proper noun. A town in South Australia
OWEN, proper noun. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
OWEN, proper noun. A town in Indiana
OWEN, proper noun. A city in Wisconsin

Dictionary definition

OWEN, noun. Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858).
OWEN, noun. English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats