Bowie
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Bowie is a Scots surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word buie (pronounced approximately boe-ay), meaning yellow-haired. The family is a sept of Clan Donald and originates from the area of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. The name spread from Scotland with Scottish emigrants.
Bowie may refer to:
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[edit] Places
- Bowie, Arizona
- Bowie, Maryland, named in honor of the son of William Duckett Bowie, Oden Bowie
- Bowie, Texas, named for James Bowie
- Bowie County, Texas, also named for James Bowie
[edit] People
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- Angela Bowie, former wife of David Bowie
- Anthony Bowie, American basketball player
- David Bowie, stage name of David Robert Jones, influential English rock musician, artist, and occasional actor
- George Bowie, Scottish radio personality
- Jim Bowie, Scottish-Texan pioneer and soldier
- Joanne W. Bowie, American politician from North Carolina
- Lester Bowie, jazz musician
- Malcolm Bowie, British academic
- Micah Bowie, American baseball player
- Norman E. Bowie, American academic
- Oden Bowie, American politician from Maryland
- Rezin Bowie, American politician from Louisiana
- Richard Bowie, , American politician from Maryland
- Robert Bowie, American politician from Maryland
- Russell Bowie, Canadian ice hockey player
- Sam Bowie, American basketball player
- Sydney J. Bowie, American politician from Alabama
- Thomas Fielder Bowie, American politician from Maryland
- William Bowie, American engineer
- William Duckett Bowie, American politician from Maryland
- James Bowie, American Scientist
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Bowie, the default name of the protagonist of the Shining Force II video game.
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[edit] Things
- Bowie Baysox, a minor league (AA) baseball team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles
- Bowie knife
- USS Bowie (APA-137), a former US Navy ship
[edit] Geography
- Bowie Seamount, a submarine volcano on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
