Can Owen be spelled...

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Oan?

I saw it written this way once before and I wasn't sure wether it was a proper but unusual spelling of it or just an 'individual' spelling.

Ioan is a name.

I personally wouldn’t spell it Oan. In Ireland It’s spelt Eoin quite a lot

Welsh variant is Owain.

Never seen Oan before! Sure it wasn’t a typo?

In Ireland it is also spelled Eoghan. I have never seen it spelled Oan but it's phonetic (if that's the right word) so you shouldn't have too much trouble with people grasping it. (I would prefer Oan to Eoghan)

I’d assume that was pronounced Own

Not seen Oan . But I know an Eoin and an Owain.

Oan?

Come up to Scotland 'put yer shoes oan' 'coffees oan the table' 'whit shift are ye oan the moran?'

It's more own than Owen.

Ioan and Owain are both pronounced differently from the anglicised ''Owen", I believe.

I've seen Eoin (in Ireland) and Eoighann (sp? In Scotland). Never Oan.

Ian? Due a comeback?

Eoghainn is a Gaelic form of John as is Eoin, Owain I believe is Welsh fro John too. I have never seen Oan anywhere, Owen and Iain are anglised versions of Owain and Eoghainn

I'm already in scotland Nwybhs but I hadn't thought of that

The handwriting wasn't very clear so it may well have been Ioan and I've read it wrong.
How is that pronounced?

What about Oran/Oren instead.

Ioan is pronounced yo-an