# Bowie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.i/ · frequency rank #14,076

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:

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

## Easily confused with
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowl)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bows)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-brie)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowls)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-boyle)
- **Boyce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-boyce)
- **browse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-browse)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowler)
- **bowled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowled)
- **brodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-brodie)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowing)
- **Bowles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowles)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowser)
- **bowyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowyer)
- **brownie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-brownie)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bow-vs-bowie)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boi-vs-bowie)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boe-vs-bowie)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bone-vs-bowie)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bore-vs-bowie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbowie`, `boiwe`, `bowei`, `bowwie`, `bwoie`, `obwie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bowie