Bowie

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4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C bowie update #115
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C bowie update #113
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM Mike C bowie added (from user-submitted name 40146)
6/13/2021, 3:02 PM Destry 40146
5/19/2014, 2:46 PM Ora 40146
5/19/2014, 1:24 PM Sofia 40146
5/19/2014, 1:23 PM Sofia 40146
1/5/2014, 10:07 AM LMS 40146
1/29/2011, 2:37 AM keepitreal 40146
1/22/2011, 2:54 PM keepitreal

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Pronounced Pron. BO-ee(English) BOO-ee(English)

Meaning & History

From a Scottish surname, derived from Gaelic buidhe meaning "yellow". It has been used as a given name in honour of the British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, who took his stage name from the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), though with a different pronunciation.