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Bowie Origin and Meaning
The name Bowie is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "blond".
Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn put this name in play as a first name, but David Bowie (born with the considerably less marketable moniker of David Robert Jones) dyed it blond and gave it charisma. He changed his surname in 1965 to avoid confusion with the then popular Davy Jones of The Monkees, and especially since his death, his admirers have seen it as an increasingly viable baby name namesake.
It is now Number 453 on Nameberry, and actor Jackson Rathbone even used it for his daughter.The name Bowie reputedly came about as a reference to the American hero of the Alamo, Jim Bowie.
Bowie successfully combines all these positive elements--Gaelic charm, a Western drawl and musical cred.
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# 950 in the US
Bowie Rank in US Top 1000
# 336 on Nameberry
Bowie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Bowie
- Bowie Kent Kuhn5th Commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Bowie William "Bo" HorvatCanadian ice hockey player
- Bowie Lam (Bǎoyí)Hong Kong actor
- Bowie Wu (Fung)Hong Kong actor
- Bowie WongHong Kong,Australian fashion designer
- Suliasi "Bowie" TupouAustralian boxer
- John Fox "Bowie Knife" PotterU.S. Congressman from Wisconsin
- Bowie Grey Wolfenden (b. 2015)son of actors Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb
- Bowie Ezio PeregoSaldana (b. 2015), son of actress Zoe Saldana and artist Marco Perego; twin brother Cy Aridio
- Bowie Juniper Holliday (b. 2016) son of model Tess Holliday
- Bowie Taylan Donald (b. 2016)son of singer Howard Donald of Take That
- Bowie Thompson (b. 2016)son of actor Jason Thompson
- Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale (b. 2014)son of singers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
- Max Bowie Band (b. 2016)son of singer Alex Band of The Calling
- David BowieEnglish singer,songwriter
- Jim BowieAmerican pioneer (pronounced boo,wie) who invented the Bowie knife
- Boey Daintree Birch (b. 2016) son of singer Joel Birch of Australian band The Amity Affliction
Bowie in Pop Culture
- Bowie Grantcharacter in animated series "Robotech"
- Bowiecharacter in Michael Grant's "Gone" series
- Bowie Quinncharacter on Disney Channel's "Andi Mack"
- BowieMaryland
- BowieTexas
- pronounced boowie in Maryland and Texas
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