English word origin

Etymology of Bowes

First attested as Bogas (1148). Probably from Old English boga/Old Norse bogi (“a bow”), in this case suggesting an arched bridge. Or else from an early Proto-Brythonic root meaning "a bend".

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname. · A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913). · A town in the Mid West region, Western Australia, Australia. · An unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, United States.

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First attested as Bogas (1148). Probably from Old English boga/Old Norse bogi (“a bow”), in this case suggesting an arched bridge. Or else from an early Proto-Brythonic root meaning "a bend".

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Derivation mentionbogaang
Derivation mentionboginon

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Source etymology 2

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name

plural of Bowe

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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