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Bowes.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913).

    countable · uncountable

  3. A placename. A town in the Mid West region, Western Australia, Australia.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A placename. An unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, United States.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A placename. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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".

name

  1. plural of Bowe

    form-of · plural
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