WDYT of this boy's name?

chatty6176 · April 2011

DH brings this name up out of the blue, but I just don't like it. It's Bowen. I know someone with that last name and it just doesn't seem like a first name to me. Plus our first son's name is Ethan and i think they are too close. What do you think? I am hoping others don't like it to prove to hubby it's not one to go with!

Michellie7 · April 2011

Egh... I totally agree with you. I know someone with this last name as well and it's too close to Ethan!

It just sounds "off" in general as a FN imo

Michellie7 · April 2011

P.S. I love the name Ethan!

led2009 · April 2011

Sounds made up as a 1st name and isn't found on behindthename.com. I'd veto it.

juniper19 · April 2011

When Bowen introduces himself to people they will think they misheard him.

Amymichelle925 · April 2011

Middle name Arrow? Not a fan of this as a FN. Also ending in "n" same as Ethan and both with two syllables is too similar for my taste.

iLikeSloths · April 2011

I have a nephew named Bowen. It has grown on me a little, but I still don't care for it much. I don't feel like it ages well and when SIL first told us his name, DH and I both thought "bow-n-arrow".

Puppylove*85 · April 2011

I don't care for it. It's very surnamey and doesn't go well with a classic like Ethan.

Owen would be cute.

chatty6176 · April 2011

thanks ladies...I told dh the bow and arrow thing...i think it stopped the liking

northtamarack · April 2011

The Bowen Arrow made me smile :-)

I actually do know of a person with the last name of Bowen. I think it would really depend on what Bowen's last name would be. Over all not bad, but I think that there are better options out there.

sweetface83 · April 2011

I agree with the poster who said Owen.

Moxie27 · April 2011

dislike.

waterfly · April 2011

led2009:
Sounds made up as a 1st name and isn't found on behindthename.com. I'd veto it.

Welsh surname...over time, "ap Owen" gets slurred into "Bowen." "Ap"(or sometimes "Map") is the Welsh equivalent of Mac/Mc/O' elsewhere in the Celtic-linguistic world.

zaramarie81 · April 2011

Not a fan.

manda326 · April 2011

Michellie7:

Egh... I totally agree with you. I know someone with this last name as well and it's too close to Ethan!

It just sounds "off" in general as a FN imo

Totally. I doesn't sound right calling someone that as a first name.

silliestbunny · April 2011

I read it as Bow-wow like a dog. Needless to say, I am not crazy about it.

Erin&Rod · April 2011

I have 2 nephews, Ethan and Bowen. My sister didn't tell anyone Bowen's name until after he was born which was smart because I'm sure she would have received a lot of unwanted comments about it. He is the only Bowen that I have ever heard of. I think it's cute and different.

chatty6176 · April 2011

Erin&Rod:
I have 2 nephews, Ethan and Bowen. My sister didn't tell anyone Bowen's name until after he was born which was smart because I'm sure she would have received a lot of unwanted comments about it. He is the only Bowen that I have ever heard of. I think it's cute and different.

that's funny.....small world with names

kim1989 · April 2011

I dont like it at all

GermanGirl2007 · April 2011

Ugh. I totally agree with you. I really really dislike it.

vallefm · April 2011

That was a middle name that I really liked. I wanted to name our DS Charles Bowen or Sean Bowen. I wanted to call him Beau. DH hates the name Beau or Bo(he thinks it is a hick name). I really like Bowen.