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Dowis

Dowis proper noun: a surname from Dutch.

Proper noun

Dowis (plural Dowises)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Forms of Dowis

pluralDowises

Origin of Dowis

Probably an Americanized form of Dutch Douwes.

Questions about Dowis

What does Dowis mean?
Dowis means a surname from Dutch.
What part of speech is Dowis?
Dowis is a proper noun.

Words near Dowis in the dictionary

  1. Dowieism
  2. Dowieite
  3. Dowieites
  4. dowiness
  5. dowing
  6. Dowis
  7. Dowises
  8. dowitcher
  9. dowitchers
  10. dowl
  11. Dowlais

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