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9/7/2024, 12:02 AM jocatchi
9/2/2007, 2:03 PM skyeyed

Name Bowdler
Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Usage English
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From Dutch de Boelare meaning "from Boelare", the name of a town in the Netherlands. Alternatively, it could derive from English buddler, an occupational name for someone who washes crushed ore.
Added 9/2/2007 by skyeyed