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'''Bowie''' is a [[Scots language|Scots]] surname, derived from the [[Scottish Gaelic]] word ''buie'' (pronounced approximately ''boe-ay''), meaning ''yellow-haired''. The family is a [[sept (social)|sept]] of [[Clan Donald]] and originates from the area of [[Kilmarnock]], [[Ayrshire]]. The name spread from [[Scotland]] with [[Scottish emigrants]].
'''Bowie''' may refer to:
==Places==
* [[Bowie, Arizona]]
* [[Bowie, Maryland]], named in honor of the son of [[William Duckett Bowie]], [[Oden Bowie]]
* [[Bowie, Texas]], named for [[James Bowie]]
* [[Bowie County, Texas]], also named for [[James Bowie]]
==People==
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* [[Angela Bowie]], former wife of [[David Bowie]]
* [[Anthony Bowie]], American basketball player
* [[David Bowie]], stage name of David Robert Jones, influential English rock musician, artist, and occasional actor
* [[George Bowie]], Scottish radio personality
* [[James Bowie]], American scientist
* [[Jim Bowie]], Scottish-Texan pioneer and soldier
* [[Joanne W. Bowie]], American politician from North Carolina
* [[Lester Bowie]], jazz musician
* [[Malcolm Bowie]], British academic
* [[Micah Bowie]], American baseball player
* [[Norman E. Bowie]], American academic
* [[Oden Bowie]], American politician from Maryland
* [[Rezin Bowie]], American politician from Louisiana
* [[Richard Bowie]], American politician from Maryland
* [[Robert Bowie]], American politician from Maryland
* [[Russell Bowie]], Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Sam Bowie]], American basketball player
* [[Sydney J. Bowie]], American politician from Alabama
* [[Thomas Fielder Bowie]], American politician from Maryland
* [[William Bowie]], American engineer
* [[William Duckett Bowie]], American politician from Maryland
==Fiction==
* [[Bowie (Shining Force II)|Bowie]], the default name of the protagonist of the Shining Force II video game.
* [[Bowie (Flight of the Conchords)]], the sixth episode of the television series [[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]].
==Things==
* [[Bowie Baysox]], a minor league (AA) [[baseball]] team affiliated with the [[Baltimore Orioles]]
* [[Bowie knife]]
* [[USS Bowie (APA-137)]], a former US Navy ship
[[Category:Scottish surnames]]
==Geography==
* [[Bowie Seamount]], a submarine volcano on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
==Animals==
*[[Burancus acturus (Bowie)]], a small mammal of the south east, of the family Ursidae
Bowies are found in the mountains of WV. They are much like bears, but smaller and more agile. They are also much more agressive. They live borrows and travel in packs. They are scared of few things, but they heed to large fires and big groups.
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