Gowan

GOW-en

Scottish, Irish

"daisy, gold or white flower; metal worker, blacksmith"

Gowan Origin and Meaning

The name Gowan is a boy's name meaning "daisy, gold or white flower; metal worker, blacksmith".

A rare floral name for boys, this Scottish name is used to refer to white and golden wildflowers, usually daisies. Possibly borrowed from the Old Norse gollinn or inspired by the Old English golde "marigold", this name appears very occasionally as a given name, but more frequently as a surname.

Another possible origin of Gowan is as a variation on Gawain "may hawk" or as an anglicized form of the Gaelic gobhan or the Irish surname, which means "blacksmith" or "metal worker".

A very rare name, it might appeal to those who like off-beat, rugged sounding last names, like Weller, Witton, Stratton, Kincaid, and Conan.