Meaning and Origin of: Bowie

Bowie is a Scottish and Irish nickname from Gaelic buidhe "yellow", "fair-haired", or possibly an Anglicized form of Ó Buadhaigh.

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Welsh : Son of Owen

Boy name variations

Bowen
Bowan
Bowin
Bowon
Bowyn
Bowynn

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish and Irish : nickname from Gaelic buidhe ‘yellow’, ‘fair-haired’, or possibly an Anglicized form of Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue).

Famous people with this last name

David Bowie