"Bowden" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbaʊdən/
Rhymes: -aʊdən Etymology: * As an English surname, from several places in England, derived from Old English boga (“bow”) + dun (“hill”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English būfan dun (“above the hill”). * As a Scottish surname, from the place in Roxburghshire from Old English bōthl (“dwelling house”) + denu (“valley”). * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Buadáin (“descendant of Buadán”) (compare buadhair (“victor, champion”)). * Also as an English surname, variant of Bawden. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|boga|t=bow}} Old English boga (“bow”), {{cog|ang|būfan}} Old English būfan, {{cog|ang|botl|bōthl|t=dwelling house}} Old English bōthl (“dwelling house”), {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bowden
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Bowden cable, Great Bowden, Little Bowden
    Sense id: en-Bowden-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈboʊdən/ [Canada]
Etymology: Uncertain, but the most accepted theory is that it originated from the maiden name of the wife of a surveyor named Williamson, who named the settlement along the Edmonton–Calgary Trail. Another theory states it originated from the village of Bowdon in Greater Manchester, England. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bowden
  1. A town in Alberta, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Places in Canada, Towns in Alberta, Towns in Canada Related terms: Bowdon
    Sense id: en-Bowden-en-name-OgmFo2z-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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