Names Like Owain — Find Similar Baby Names
Owain is a 5-letter Arthurian boys' name meaning “Son Of Urien”. This page collects 102 such names across 5 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Owin and Odin, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, and rhyming names ending in -ain like Ain and Bain.
For the full Owain profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Owain page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Owain
24 baby names that differ from Owain by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owin | 1 | Young Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Odin | 2 | Wealthy Defender | Anglo | Male |
| Ogin | 2 | Wild Rose | Native American | Female |
| Ollin | 2 | Movement | Nahuatl | Male |
| Onan | 2 | Prosperous | Turkish | Male |
| Oran | 2 | White | Celtic | Male |
| Orin | 2 | White | Celtic | Male |
| Orlin | 2 | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | Spanish | Male |
| Orrin | 2 | The Name Of An English River. | English | Male |
| Orvin | 2 | Spear-Friend | English | Male |
| Osmin | 2 | Godly Protection. | English | Male |
| Oswin | 2 | God's Friend. | English | Male |
| Owen | 2 | Young Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Owyn | 2 | Young Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Oana | 3 | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Oba | 3 | King | Egyptian | Male |
| Obasi | 3 | Ibo Of Nigeria Name Meaning "In Honor Of The Supreme God." | African | Male |
| Obax | 3 | Popular Somalian Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Obi | 3 | Ibo Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Heart." | African | Male |
| Obrian | 3 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Obrien | 3 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Oda | 3 | Elfin Spear | German | Female |
| Odale | 3 | Of The Valley | English | Male |
| Odam | 3 | Son In Law | English | Male |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Owain’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
5-Letter O-Names Like Owain
24 names that share Owain's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Owain's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Owain
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Owain.
Names That Rhyme with Owain
18 baby names that share Owain's last 3 letters — -ain. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ain | Priceless | Egyptian | Female |
| Bain | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Cain | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Dain | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Fain | Joyful | English | Male |
| Iain | Gaelic Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Gaelic | Male |
| Rain | English | Female | |
| Wain | Craftsman | English | Male |
| Zain | Variant Of Zane Or John. | English | Male |
| Alain | Handsome | French | Male |
| Dwain | Dark. | Irish | Male |
| Etain | A Fairy | Celtic | Female |
| Shain | Variant Of Shaun From John. | Irish | Male |
| Swain | Knight's Attendant | English | Male |
| Thain | Follower | English | Male |
| Twain | Cut In Two | English | Male |
| Banain | Little Blond One | Gaelic | Male |
| Culain | Mythical Smith | Celtic | Male |