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Bowditch

Bowditch proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Bowditch (plural Bowditches)

  1. A habitational surname.

Forms of Bowditch

pluralBowditches

Origin of Bowditch

Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.

Words formed from Bowditch

Phrases with Bowditch

Questions about Bowditch

What does Bowditch mean?
Bowditch means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Bowditch?
Bowditch is a proper noun.

Words near Bowditch in the dictionary

  1. Bowden
  2. Bowden cable
  3. Bowden cables
  4. Bowdish
  5. Bowdishes
  6. Bowditch
  7. Bowditch effect
  8. Bowditch effects
  9. Bowditch Island
  10. Bowditches
  11. Bowdler

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