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English word origin

Etymology of Bowie

From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A surname. · A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Fort Bowie. · An unincorporated community in Delta County, Colorado. · A city in Prince George's County, Maryland.

noun

Ellipsis of Bowie knife.

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From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.

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