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Bower

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from an Old English personal name, possibly 'Bofa', combined with the word 'ofer' meaning a ridge or bank.

Word origins

Bofa
Old Englisha personal name(from Bofa "personal name")
ofer
Old Englishridge, bank(from ofer "ridge")