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bowdler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
bowdler
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

As "de Boelare", the surname dates back to the 11th century, from the name of a town, "Boelare" (now known as "Nederboelare"). Descends from Baldwin de Boelare, who was of a Flemish family and whose surname was variously recorded "de Boulers", "de Boullers", "de Bollers" or "de Bullers" when he came to England, as phonetic variations; this variation appeared later. Alternatively, from the name of some ancient employment; may be related to buddler.

Derived Forms

Bowdlerise bowdlerism bowdlerization bowdlerize bowdlerizer

Questions

What does bowdler mean?
A surname.
Where does bowdler come from?
As "de Boelare", the surname dates back to the 11th century, from the name of a town, "Boelare" (now known as "Nederboelare"). Descends from Baldwin de Boelare, who was of a Flemish family and whose surname was variously recorded "de Boulers", "de Boullers", "de Bollers" or "de Bullers" when he came to England, as phonetic variations; this variation appeared later. Alternatively, from the name of some ancient employment; may be related to buddler.

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