Bowery.
A surname from Middle English.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Middle English.
Where this word comes from
Unexplained. Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for someone who worked there.
A street and a district of New York City, whose residents were traditionally of a low socioeconomic class.
Where this word comes from
From Dutch bouwerij (“farm”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.