Bowden
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English
Etymology 1
- As an English surname, from several places in England, derived from Old English boga (“bow”) + dun (“hill”).
- Also as an English surname, from Old English būfan dun (“above the hill”).
- As a Scottish surname, from the place in Roxburghshire from Old English bōthl (“dwelling house”) + denu (“valley”).
- As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Buadáin (“descendant of Buadán”) (compare buadhair (“victor, champion”)).
- Also as an English surname, variant of Bawden.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bowden
- A surname.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Uncertain, but the most accepted theory is that it originated from the maiden name of the wife of a surveyor named Williamson, who named the settlement along the Edmonton–Calgary Trail. Another theory states it originated from the village of Bowdon in Greater Manchester, England.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bowden
See also
- Bowden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bowden, Alberta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bowdon
Anagrams
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