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Can also be used as a female name.

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Nicknames for Bowie: | Edit

Bo, Bee

Meanings and history of the name Bowie: | Edit

Of Scottish and Gaelic origin; the meaning of Bowie is "blond" or "fair-haired".

Famous real-life people named Bowie: | Edit

David Bowie, English musician and actor.
Colonel James Bowie, scout and originator of the knife that bears his name.
Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn.

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