Bowie

Bowie

Bowie is a Scots surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word "buie" (pronounced approximately "boe-ay"), meaning "yellow-haired". The family is a sept of Clan Donald and originates from the area of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. The name spread from Scotland with Scottish emigrants.

Bowie may refer to:

Places

*Bowie, Arizona
*Bowie, Maryland, named in honor of the son of William Duckett Bowie, Oden Bowie
*Bowie County, Texas, also named for James Bowie
*Bowie, Texas, named for James Bowie

People

*Angela Bowie, former wife of David Bowie
*Anthony Bowie, American basketball player
*David Bowie, stage name of David Robert Jones, influential English rock musician, artist, and occasional actor
*George Bowie, Scottish radio personality
*James Bowie, American scientist
*Jim Bowie, Scottish-Texan pioneer and soldier
*Joanne W. Bowie, American politician from North Carolina
*John Bowie, American football quarterback
*Lester Bowie, jazz musician
*Malcolm Bowie, British academic
*Micah Bowie, American baseball player
*Norman E. Bowie, American academic
*Oden Bowie, American politician from Maryland
*Rezin Bowie, American politician from Louisiana
*Richard Bowie, American politician from Maryland
*Robert Bowie, American politician from Maryland
*Russell Bowie, Canadian ice hockey player
*Sam Bowie, American basketball player
*Sydney J. Bowie, American politician from Alabama
*Thomas Fielder Bowie, American politician from Maryland
*William Bowie, American engineer
*William Duckett Bowie, American politician from Maryland

Fiction

*Bowie, the default name of the protagonist of the Shining Force II video game.
*Bowie (Flight of the Conchords), the sixth episode of the television series Flight of the Conchords.

Things

*Bowie Baysox, a minor league (AA) baseball team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles
*Bowie knife
*USS Bowie (APA-137), a former US Navy ship

Geography

*Bowie Seamount, a submarine volcano on the coast of British Columbia, Canada


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