bowes

Bowes · proper noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived frombogi“a bow”
2. Old English · derived fromboga
3. English todayBowes

First attested as Bogas (1148). Probably from Old English boga/Old Norse bogi (“a bow”), in this case suggesting an arched bridge. Or else from an early Proto-Brythonic root meaning "a bend".

Bowes · proper noun²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots