bowes

B3O1W4E1S1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English boga ← Old Norse bogi →
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Meanings

bowes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of bowe
verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of bow.

Bowes2

proper nounBowes (countable and uncountable, plural Boweses)

plural Boweses

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913).
    2. countableuncountableA town in the Mid West region, Western Australia, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

Bowes3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Bowe

Origin

Bowes · proper noun

  1. Old Norsebogi“a bow”
  2. Old Englishboga
  3. EnglishBowes

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".

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Bowes · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

besowbowse
Cite this entry
APA

bowes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowes

MLA

“bowes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowes.

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