Given name & surname

Cowie

“hazel”

Cowie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cowie goes back to a word meaning “hazel.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cowie comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cowie’s family of names

In English usage, Cowie as a surname has a related form in COEY.

Walk Cowie’s family in the name graph

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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 Cowie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Comrie

“confluence”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Gaelic

Kiddie

Kiddie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Gaelic

Keddie

Keddie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Gaelic

Kenzie

“one who is fair; lightskinned”

54UncommonCooling

1% boys · 99% girls

Irish

Cochrane

“descendant of Corcrán”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Cosgrove

“the champion”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Cowans

Cowans is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Shared

Bowie

“a blonde-haired man”

51UncommonRising

62% boys · 38% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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