Bowie is a Scottish and Irish

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. The name can be derived from the

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nickname ''buidhe'', meaning " yellow", "

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form of the Irish surname ''Ó Buadhaigh''; this surname means "descendant of ''Buadhach''" and is also rendered as Bogue and Boyce. The personal name ''Buadhach'' means "victorious". The surname ''Bowie'' is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as ''Buidheach'' (masculine) and ''Bhuidheach'' (feminine), as well as ''Mac'IlleBhuidhe'' (masculine) and ''Nic'IlleBhuidhe'' (feminine). Early instances of the surname in Scotland, recorded in 1481, are: ''Boye'', ''Bowy'', and ''Boee''... A family of the surname, the Bowie family, was one of the colonial families of Maryland with

John Bowie Sr. John Bowie Sr. (1688 – April 1759) was an early settler in colonial Maryland. Life Bowie was born in Scotland in 1688 and died in Maryland in April 1759. He was the first of the Bowie family to arrive in colonial Maryland, emigrating from Sc ...

being the first Bowie in the colony.

People with the surname

Alistair Bowie Alistair Morgan Bowie (born 20 April 1951) is a retired Scottish amateur football centre half and midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking ...

(born 1951), Scottish footballer *

Andrew Bowie (disambiguation) Andrew Bowie may refer to: * Andrew Bowie (philosopher) (born 1952), British professor of philosophy and German * Andrew Bowie (politician) Andrew Campbell Bowie (born 28 May 1987) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has been the M ...

, list of people with the name *

Angie Bowie Angela Bowie (born Mary Angela Barnett; September 25, 1949) is an American model, actress, and journalist. Alongside her ex-husband David Bowie, she influenced the glam rock culture and fashion of the 1970s. She was married to Bowie (whom she a ...

(born 1949), American, former wife of David Bowie *

Angus M. Bowie Angus Morton Bowie (born 1949) is a British academic, Emeritus Lobel fellow in Classics at The Queen's College, Oxford. His research interests include Homer, Herodotus, Greek lyric, tragedy and comedy, Virgil, Greek mythology, structuralism, nar ...

(born 1949), British classicist *

Anthony Bowie Anthony Lee Bowie (born November 9, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a former NBA shooting guard, most renowned for his stint with the Orlando Magic. With the Magic, Bowie became one of the top bench players, of ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Arturo Valenzuela Bowie ( Arturo Valenzuela, born 1944), Chilean-American academic *

Ash Bowie Ashley Hideyo "Ash" Bowie (born c.1968) is an American musician. In 1990, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he formed the band Polvo (as guitarist and vocalist) along with Dave Brylawski, Steve Popson, and Eddie Watkins. Polvo was influential in t ...

(born 1968), American musician * Beth Mburu-Bowie (born 1987), English musician * Christopher Bowie (born 1966), Canadian swimmer * David Bowie (1947–2016), musician, artist, and actor * Don Bowie (climber) (born 1969), Canadian professional climber * Don Bowie (footballer) (born 1940), Scottish footballer *

Eric A. Bowie Eric Anthony Bowie was a judge who served on the Tax Court of Canada The Tax Court of Canada (TCC; french: Cour canadienne de l'impôt), established in 1983 by the '' Tax Court of Canada Act'', is a federal superior court which deals with matt ...

(born 1936), Canadian judge * Fiona Bowie (born before 1990), Canadian artist * George Washington Bowie (18271901), American who served in the Union army during the Civil War *

Gordon W. Bowie Gordon W. Bowie (May 31, 1944 – January 5, 2012), bass trombonist, composer and conductor, was director of thMontgomery Village Community Bandin Montgomery County, Maryland. He was bass trombonist for the Virginia Grand Military Band, Legacy Bras ...

(before 19852012), American trombonist, composer and conductor *

Henry Pike Bowie Henry Pike Bowie (1848 – December 21, 1920) was an American lawyer, artist, author, Japanologist, and diplomat.Starr, Kevin. (2003) ''Embattled Dreams,'' pp. 38-39./ref> Biography In the late 1880s, Bowie commissioned Makoto Hagiwara, the manag ...

(18481921), American lawyer, artist, author, Japanologist and diplomat *

Jac Bowie Jac Bowie (born 3 December 1979) is an Australian radio personality and former entrepreneur and theatrical producer who created The Burlesque Ball, a contemporary burlesque event following the worldwide burlesque revival. She was also the En ...

(born 1979), Australian burlesque producer * James Bowie (17961836), 19th-century Texan revolutionary * James Bowie (botanist) (17891869), English botanist *

James Bowie (footballer) James Bowie (9 July 1888 – 7 August 1972) was a Scottish football player and football administrator, who played for and was chairman of Rangers. Playing career Bowie began his career at Maryhill Juniors and joined Rangers in December 1910 ...

(18881972), Scottish footballer *

Jamie Bowie Jamie Bowie (born 1 April 1989) is a Scottish track and field coach and former athlete who won a silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as part of the Great Britain 4 × 400m Relay. Career He was born in Inverness and first t ...

(born 1989), British track and field athlete * Jerome Bowie (d. 1597), Scottish master of the royal wine cellar *

Jim Bowie (baseball) James R. Bowie (born February 17, 1965) is a Japanese-American former professional baseball first baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1994 season. Bowie was born in Tokyo to Willard and Taiko Bowie. His father married his moth ...

(born 1965), Major League Baseball player * Jimmy Bowie (19242000), Scottish footballer *

Joanne W. Bowie Joanne W. Bowie was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-seventh House district, including constituents in Guilford Guildford is a town in Surrey, England. It gives its name to the Borough o ...

(active 19892004), American politician from North Carolina *

John Bowie (disambiguation) John Bowie may refer to: *John Bowie (American football) (born 1984), American football player *John Bowie (), prisoner on the ship '' St. Michael of Scarborough'' * John Bowie Sr. (1688–1759), Scottish-born colonist in Maryland *John Bowie (publi ...

, multiple people * Joseph Bowie (born 1953), American bandleader, trombonist, and founder of the jazz fusion band Defunkt *

Larry Bowie (guard) Larry Bowie (October 13, 1939 – December 31, 2012) was a National Football League (NFL) guard. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1962 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue Purdue University is a pub ...

(19392012), American Football guard * Larry Bowie (running back) (born 1973), American Football running back * Les Bowie (191379), Canadian-born special effects artist who worked mainly in Britain * Lester Bowie (194199), American jazz musician * Malcolm Bowie (19432007), British academic *

Micah Bowie Micah Andrew Bowie (born November 10, 1974) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Early career He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round in . His MLB debut was July 24, , and, although a starter for most of his caree ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Michael Bowie Michael Bowie (born September 25, 1991) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Bowie played college football for Northeastern State. Professional caree ...

(born 1991), American Football player *

Nate Bowie Nathan Ezell Bowie (born June 11, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player. His first experience as a basketball player was at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. He played for Colby Community College in Kansas from 20 ...

(born 1986), professional basketball player *

Norman E. Bowie Norman E. Bowie (born 1942) is professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. Until his retirement in 2009 he was Elmer L Andersen Chair of Corporate Responsibility and served in the departments of strategic management and of philosophy. He is ...

(born 1942), American academic * Oden Bowie (182694), American politician from Maryland *

Reginald Bowie Reginald Bowie (December 14, 1854 – November 5, 1926) was an American politician, businessman and engineer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1892. Early life Reginald Bowie was born on December 14, 1854 ...

(1854–1926), American politician and businessman * Rezin Bowie (17931841), American inventor and designer of the Bowie knife, politician in Louisiana *

Richard Bowie Richard Johns Bowie (June 23, 1807 – March 12, 1881) was an American slave owner, politician and jurist. Early life Richard Johns Bowie was born on June 23, 1807, to Margaret (née Johns) and Colonel Washington Bowie in Georgetown, Washington, ...

(180781), American politician from Maryland * Robert Bowie (17501818), American politician from Maryland *

Robert R. Bowie Robert Richardson Bowie (August 24, 1909 – November 2, 2013) was an American diplomat and scholar. Bowie graduated from Princeton University in 1931 and received a law degree from Harvard University in 1934 and turned down offers to work as a ...

(19092013), American diplomat * Russell Bowie (18801959), Canadian ice hockey player * Sam Bowie (born 1961), American basketball player *

Sam Bowie (rugby league) Sam Bowie (born 30 March 1989 in Thursday Island, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the North Queensland Cowboys U20. His position of choice was at fullback. Playing ca ...

(born 1989), Australian rugby league player *

Stanley Bowie Stanley Hay Umphray Bowie FRS (born 24 March 1917, in Bixter, Shetland - died 3 September 2008) was a Scottish geologist. He was considered a "world authority on uranium geology and a leader in the field of geochemistry and mineralogy". He dev ...

(19172008), Scottish geologist *

Sydney J. Bowie Sydney Johnston Bowie (July 26, 1865 – May 7, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon. Born in Talladega, Alabama, Bowie attended private schools, and was graduated from the law department of the Uni ...

(18651928), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Thomas Fielder Bowie (180869), American politician from Maryland *

Todd Bowie Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

(born 1965), American guitarist and technician * Tori Bowie (born 1990), American long jumper *

Walter Bowie Walter Bowie (October 15, 1748 – November 9, 1810) was an American slave owner and politician. Biography Born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland, Bowie attended Reverend John Eversfield's School near Nottingham, ...

(17481810), American politician, delegate to the Annapolis Convention (1774–1776) * Walter Russell Bowie (18821969), American theologian *

Captain William Bowie Captain William Bowie was an early colonist in the Province of Maryland and an American Revolutionary, a member of the Assembly of Freemen, and a delegate to the Annapolis Convention (1774–1776). Early life Captain William Bowie was the son of ...

(1721after 1776), American politician, delegate to the Annapolis Convention (1774–1776) *

William Bowie (agrarian) William Bowie (January 29, 1776 – 1826) was an agrarian and delegate to the state convention to charter the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Born at ''Locust Grove'' in Prince George's County, Maryland on January 29, 1776 to Walter Bowie and Mary (Bro ...

(17761826), American agrarian and delegate to the Maryland state convention to charter the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal *

William Bowie (footballer) William Bowie (31 December 1869 – 9 June 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse Linthouse is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated directly south of the River Clyde and lies immediately west of ...

(18691934), Scottish footballer * William Bowie (engineer) (18721940), American geodetic engineer * William Duckett Bowie (180373) American politician from Maryland

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