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Offline Melbell

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Owen/John
« on: Friday 07 December 18 17:45 GMT (UK) »
Is the Christian name Owen likely to be used interchangeably with John in 18th/19th Century Wales?  Or am I barking up the wrong tree here?

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Re: Owen/John
« Reply #1 on: Friday 07 December 18 20:09 GMT (UK) »
I doubt it, the Welsh form of John is Sion.
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Re: Owen/John
« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 December 18 20:40 GMT (UK) »
Owen is an anglicized variant of the Welsh personal name Owain.

It is similar to the Irish Eoghan and the Scottish Ewan.
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Re: Owen/John
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 08 December 18 10:10 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your replies.  I did look this up online before asking here and there was some suggestion that the names were somehow linked, but I think you are right.

Melbell