Släkthistoria för Bowdley
Bowdley Vad efternamn betyder
perhaps from Bewdley (Worcs) which is recorded as Be(a)ul(i)eu from 1275–1424 Buleye in 1316 Beudeley in 1349 and Bowedeley in 145 The place-name appears to derive from Old French beau lieu ‘fine place’ (compare Bewley) with the -d- perhaps due to confusion following the anglicization of the name.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
