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Bowie is a Scottish surname rather than an independent clan: it has no chief on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' list, and COSCA lists Bowie only inside Clan Boyd's sept list rather than as a clan of its own. Electric Scotland derives the name from the Gaelic Buidhe, meaning yellow, anglicised as Buie in the Highlands and as Bowie in the Lowlands. Which clan a Bowie family belongs to depends on its origin: COSCA and the House of Boyd Society both list Bowie as a sept name of Clan Boyd, while Clan Donald USA lists Bowie and Buie among the families of Clan Donald where the family comes from Islay, Kintyre or Jura.

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Bowie Black Tartan Clan Saddle Handbags Product Detail: Manufactured with premium water-proof canvas material. Features a comfortable and sturdy adjustable cross-body carrying strap made with leather and high-quality stitching for long-lasting durability. Finished with multiple interior compartments to keep your items organized.
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Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Canvas Table Runner A table runner printed all over in the Bowie Ancient tartan. The motto of Clan Bowie: No motto of its own; as a sept of Clan MacDonald, Bowie has historically used the MacDonald motto "Per Mare Per...
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Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Canvas Table Runner

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Bowie Ancient tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Bowie" on the Santa hat

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A fluffy Highland cow calf playing the bagpipes, dressed for Christmas in a Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag of the Bowie Ancient tartan. The white fur band of the hat carries the...
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Christmas piper ornament in the Bowie Ancient tartan hanging on a Christmas tree, with the customer photo used for the faceAcrylic bagpiper Christmas ornament in the Bowie Ancient tartan with a gold hanging cord

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo A Santa-style Highland piper playing the pipes, dressed in a kilt, plaid and hose in the Bowie Ancient tartan. Send us a photo and our designers put the face on the piper, so the...
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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Bowie Ancient tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Bowie Ancient tartan plaid on the shoulder

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name A Christmas piper in the Bowie Ancient tartan, playing the pipes on a snowy log base with a lantern, a little tree and a snowman. Send us a photo and our designers...
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Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name

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Stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Bowie Ancient tartan behind the thistle

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper A stained-glass style tree topper: Scotland's thistle, framed in gold, standing in front of a round window of the Bowie Ancient tartan. A Scottish heritage finish for the top of your Christmas tree. The centre carries...
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Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

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Wooden Highland cow Christmas ornament wearing a Bowie Ancient tartan scarf, with a ribbon banner for a custom nameExample of the personalized Highland cow ornament with the name "The Bowie Family" on the ribbon banner

Personalized Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

Personalized Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name A shaggy Highland cow, Scotland's favourite, wrapped up for winter in a scarf of the Bowie Ancient tartan, with a sprig of holly between its horns. The ribbon banner below carries the name...
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Tartan Ornament

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Bowie Ancient tartan Christmas tree skirt with a Scottish Highland scene, stag, Highland cow and thistles under a Christmas treeClose-up of the Bowie Ancient tartan border with Celtic knots, thistles and a sleigh on the printed tree skirt

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Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Highland Christmas Tree Skirt Bring your family's Scottish heritage to the foot of your tree. The border of this tree skirt carries the Bowie Ancient tartan, framing a snowy Highland scene with a stone castle, a red stag, a Highland...
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Personalized Bowie Ancient Clan Bagpipe Garden Gnome Caricature Plaque Custom Photo, Any Clan Tartan, Wood or Acrylic, Grandpa & Dad Gift, Scottish Highland Garden DecorCelebrate your Scottish heritage with a one-of-a-kind Personalized Bagpipe Garden Gnome Caricature Plaque. Upload your favorite photo, choose your Scottish...
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Custom Bagpipe Bowie Ancient Tartan LED Night Light - Personalized Scottish Bagpiper Figurine with Wooden Stand

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Custom Bagpipe Bowie Ancient Tartan LED Night Light - Personalized Scottish Bagpiper Figurine with Wooden StandCreate a warm, relaxing, and magical atmosphere with our Personalized LED Night Light. Designed to elevate your bedroom, living room, or workspace, this custom acrylic lamp features a smooth color-changing...
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Personalized Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Drummer Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

Personalized Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Drummer Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

Personalized Clan Bowie Ancient Tartan Drummer Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree DecorationCelebrate your Scottish heritage with this unique wood & acrylic tartan ornament. Perfect as a personalized Christmas decoration or a meaningful gift for friends and relatives on special occasions such...
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Personalized Clan Bowie Modern Tartan Bagpipe Ornament with Custom Name – Scottish Christmas Tree Decoration

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The Bowie Story

  1. 7th century

    Eochaid Buidhe, a Scots leader, is the first person on record to use the byname buidhe[4]

Clan Bowie Today

ChiefBowie has no chief of its own: it is not on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' list, and COSCA lists Bowie only inside Clan Boyd's sept list. COSCA and the House of Boyd Society both list Bowie as a sept name of Clan Boyd, and Clan Donald USA lists Bowie among the families of Clan Donald where the family comes from Islay, Kintyre or Jura.

Questions about Clan Bowie

Is Bowie a Scottish clan?

No. Bowie is a surname with no chief of its own. It is not on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' list, and COSCA lists Bowie only inside Clan Boyd's sept list rather than as a clan in its own right.

What clan is the Bowie surname linked to?

It depends on the family. COSCA and the House of Boyd Society both list Bowie as a sept name of Clan Boyd, while Clan Donald USA lists Bowie and Buie among the families of Clan Donald where the family comes from Islay, Kintyre or Jura.

What does the name Bowie mean?

Electric Scotland derives it from the Gaelic Buidhe, the word for the colour yellow, also used of someone of sallow complexion. Buidhe was anglicised to Buie in parts of the Highlands and to Bowie in the Lowlands.

Were the Buies of Jura descended from Clan Donald?

Electric Scotland says the early Buies of Jura were closely allied with the MacDonalds and adopted the clan's tartan, but that no progenitor of the Buie family has been identified in the genealogy of the branches of Clan Donald.

Sources

  1. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  2. Find a clan: Boyd (septs list), Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  3. Are you a MacDonald? (Clan MacDonald names), Clan Donald USA
  4. Buie, Electric Scotland
  5. Septs and Surnames, House of Boyd Society, Inc.