Given name & surname

Bowler

Bowler is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bowler comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English bollere.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bowler’s family of names

In English usage, Bowler as a surname has an alternative spelling in BOULER. In English usage, Bowler as a surname has a related form in BOULER.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Bowler, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old French

Bosher

“wood seller”

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Boteler

Boteler is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old French.

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Buller

“letter, document”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Beedher

“stone, rock”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Middle English

Bunter

“sifter”

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Bearer

Bearer is a surname, possibly from Middle English.

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Bloomer

“ingot of iron”

No U.S. birth series

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Late Latin

Boleyn

Boleyn is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Late Latin.

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bowler’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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