1. "yellow", "fair-haired" 2. "descendant of Buadhach"
Other names
See also
Bogue; Buadhach; Buidheach; Bhuidheach; Ó Buadhaigh; Mac'IlleBhuidh; Nic'IlleBhuidh
Bowie is a Scottish and Irish
surname. The name can be derived from the
Gaelicnicknamebuidhe, meaning "
yellow", "
fair-haired". The surname can also be an
Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Buadhaigh;[1][better source needed] this surname means "descendant of Buadhach" and is also rendered as
Bogue and
Boyce.[2][better source needed] The personal name Buadhach means "victorious". The surname Bowie is rendered in
Scottish Gaelic as Buidheach (masculine)[3] and Bhuidheach (feminine), as well as Mac'IlleBhuidhe (masculine)[3] and Nic'IlleBhuidhe (feminine). Early instances of the surname in Scotland, recorded in 1481, are: Boye, Bowy, and Boee.[4][5]
This page lists people with the
surnameBowie. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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given name(s) to the link.
1. "yellow", "fair-haired" 2. "descendant of Buadhach"
Other names
See also
Bogue; Buadhach; Buidheach; Bhuidheach; Ó Buadhaigh; Mac'IlleBhuidh; Nic'IlleBhuidh
Bowie is a Scottish and Irish
surname. The name can be derived from the
Gaelicnicknamebuidhe, meaning "
yellow", "
fair-haired". The surname can also be an
Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Buadhaigh;[1][better source needed] this surname means "descendant of Buadhach" and is also rendered as
Bogue and
Boyce.[2][better source needed] The personal name Buadhach means "victorious". The surname Bowie is rendered in
Scottish Gaelic as Buidheach (masculine)[3] and Bhuidheach (feminine), as well as Mac'IlleBhuidhe (masculine)[3] and Nic'IlleBhuidhe (feminine). Early instances of the surname in Scotland, recorded in 1481, are: Boye, Bowy, and Boee.[4][5]
This page lists people with the
surnameBowie. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.