Meanings
Origin
Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.
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APA
Bowditch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch
MLA
“Bowditch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bowditch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch.
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