bowery

bowery · noun, adjective¹

From bower + -y.

bowery · noun²

1. Dutch · calque ofbouwerij
2. English todaybowery

From bower + -y, calque of Dutch bouwerij.

Bowery · proper noun³

1. Middle English · derived frombour“chamber, cottage”
2. English todayBowery

Unexplained. Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for someone who worked there.

Bowery · proper noun⁴

1. Dutch · derived frombouwerij“farm”
2. English todayBowery

From Dutch bouwerij (“farm”).

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