"Bowditch" meaning in English

See Bowditch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bowditches [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|en|bove|the|ditch|nocap=1}} univerbation of bove + the + ditch Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Bowditch (plural Bowditches)
  1. A habitational surname. Derived forms: Bowditch effect, Bowditch Island

Inflected forms

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