Bowie

See also: bowie

Translingual

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bowie

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist James Bowie (botanist) (1789-1869).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

Etymology 2

After David Bowie, one of whose songs was Rebel Rebel

Proper noun

Bowie m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenidae – certain spiders. [from 2022]

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Lycosoidea - superfamily; Ctenidae - family; Cteninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bowie rebelrebel - type species

References

• Bowie (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bowie (Jäger) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bowie on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.i/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊi/, /ˈbui/
  • Homophone: buoy (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

Bowie

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Arizona.
3. A city in Maryland.
4. A city in Montague County, Texas.

Derived terms

• Bowiean
• Bowie County
• Bowieite
• bowieite
• Bowie knife
• Bowiesque

 

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鮑伊／鲍伊 (Bàoyī)

• Georgian: ბოუი (boui)
• Japanese: ボウイ (Boui)
• Korean: 보위 (ko) (Bowi)
• Marathi: बोई (boī)
• Russian: Бо́уи (ru) m or f (Bóui)

Noun

Bowie (plural Bowies)

1. Short for Bowie knife.