Dowden

D2O1W4D2E1N1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounDowden (plural Dowdens)

plural Dowdens · alternative Dowding

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Patronymic surname, from an unattested Old English personal name *Dogod, perhaps derived from dugan (“to avail, serve”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dowden

Bowdenlouden
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Anagrams

downed
Cite this entry
APA

Dowden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dowden

MLA

“Dowden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dowden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dowden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dowden.

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