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Look up Bower or bower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bower may refer to: Catherine, or The Bower, an unfinished Jane Austen novel A high-ranking
Bower
English actor and singer (born 1988)
James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Henry Creel / Vecna
Jamie_Campbell_Bower
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Bower is a Scottish and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrian Bower (born 1970), English actor Archibald Bower (1686–1766)
Bower_(surname)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bowers or bowers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bowers may refer to: Bowers (surname) Antarctica Bowers Mountains Bowers Piedmont Glacier
Bowers
Family of birds
bowers, often returning to preferred bowers several times, and watching males' elaborate courtship displays and inspecting the quality of the bower.
Bowerbird
British-American actress (1932–2026)
Antoinette Bower (30 September 1932 – 30 April 2026) was a British-American actress, whose career lasted nearly four decades, appearing in numerous television
Antoinette_Bower
American guitarist and drummer
Jimmy Bower (born September 18, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for sludge metal band Eyehategod and drummer for southern metal
Jimmy_Bower
English football commentator
Stephen Robert Bower (born 1973) is an English football commentator. He is best known as one of the main voices for BBC TV's Match of the Day, culminating
Steve_Bower
American actor (1938–2024)
Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Marvin, a janitor in the 1990 film Die Hard 2
Tom_Bower_(actor)
British writer (born 1946)
Thomas Michael Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer and former BBC journalist and television producer. He is known for his investigative
Tom_Bower
American actor
Michael Bower is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen on the television program Salute Your Shorts, which aired from
Michael_Ray_Bower
British actor (born 1969)
David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North
David_Bower
Catharine, or the Bower (Kitty, or the Bower) is an unfinished novel from Jane Austen's juvenilia. With its realistic setting and characters, it represents
Catharine,_or_The_Bower
Peter Bower (1715/21 – June 1795) was an English clockmaker who settled in Wiltshire during the late 1730s, and established his working career in the
Peter_Bower
British actor and voice over artist (born 1970)
Adrian Bower (born 20 August 1970) is an English actor and voice over artist. He is best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher
Adrian_Bower
Bower (1812–1885) was an Anglo-Indian missionary of the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel who was known for his scholarship over Tamil. Bower was
Henry_Bower
Topics referred to by the same term
William Bower may refer to: William H. Bower (1850–1910), lawyer and United States Representative in Congress William Bower (cricketer) (1857–1943), English
William_Bower
Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2017)
John William Bower (né Kiszkan; November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017) nicknamed "The China Wall", was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and inductee to
Johnny_Bower
Stranger Things antagonist
horror television series Stranger Things. He is portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower. The character was introduced in the fourth season as a malevolent being
Vecna_(Stranger_Things)
American artist
Gary Bower is an American artist born in Dayton, Ohio, on May 10, 1940. He received his undergraduate and MFA degrees from Ohio State University. His
Gary_Bower
Scottish historian
Archibald Bower (17 January 1686 – 3 September 1766) was a Scottish historian noted for his complicated and varying religious faith and the accounts he
Archibald_Bower
English painter
Edward Bower (fl. 1635 – 1667) was an English portrait painter. During the Civil War he worked mostly for Parliamentarian patrons, and painted Charles
Edward_Bower
0°40′10″W / 53.684854°N 0.669407°W / 53.684854; -0.669407 Julian's Bower or Julian Bower is a name given to turf mazes in several different parts of England
Julian's_Bower
English actress
Elizabeth Bower (born 1 August 1976) is an English actress, known for her role as Dr Melody Bell in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2007 to 2009. Bower was
Elizabeth_Bower
British film director (1907–1999)
Dallas Bower (25 July 1907 – 18 October 1999) was a British director and producer active during the early development of mass media communication. Throughout
Dallas_Bower
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Bower may refer to: Robert Bower (died 1606), MP for Salisbury Sir Robert Lister Bower (1860–1929), British Army, colonial and police officer Robert
Robert_Bower
Festival in Lichfield, England
The Bower is a festival held each spring on a bank holiday in Lichfield, England. A statute of Henry II of England ordered that all men capable of bearing
Lichfield_Bower
U.S. Air Force colonel (1917–2011)
William Marsh Bower (February 13, 1917 – January 10, 2011) was an American aviator, U.S. Air Force Colonel and veteran of World War II. Bower was the last
Bill_Bower
Australian television producer and screenwriter
Susan Bower is an Australian television producer and television writer best known for her work on the soap opera Neighbours. Bower is also the founder
Susan_Bower
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
The Bower is an 1806 residence, originally built in the Federal style in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It was later remodeled with Gothic
The_Bower
American retired soccer midfielder
Scott Bower (June 27, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Bower spent his entire professional career, barring
Scott_Bower
2018 mass shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
perpetrator, 46-year-old Robert Gregory Bowers, was shot multiple times by police and arrested at the scene. Bowers had earlier posted antisemitic comments
Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting
Mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, London
Commons has media related to Bower House. The Bower House (/ˈbaʊər/) is a Grade I listed Palladian mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, England. It was built in
Bower_House
Village in Greater London, England
Havering-atte-Bower (/ˈheɪvərɪŋ ˈæti ˈbaʊər/ HAY-vər-ing AT-ee BOW-ər) is a village in Greater London, England, in the far north of the London Borough
Havering-atte-Bower
American mass murderer (1947–2015)
Leroy Bower Jr. (November 20, 1947 – June 3, 2015) was an American man executed for the 1983 murders of four men in Grayson County, Texas. Bower spent
Lester_Bower
Neville Courtenay Bower (3 October 1934 – 22 September 2007) was an Anglo-Indian British composer, concert pianist, and educator. He is best known for
Neville_Bower
Topics referred to by the same term
John Bowers or Johnathan Bowers may refer to: John Bowers (actor) (1885–1936), American stage and silent film actor John Bowers (bishop) (1854–1926), Anglican
John_Bowers
Species of vine
Pandorea jasminoides, also known by the common names bower of beauty and bower vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae and is
Pandorea_jasminoides
English architect and surveyor
Thomas Bower (1838–1919) was an English architect and surveyor based in Nantwich, Cheshire. He worked in partnership with Ernest H. Edleston at the Nantwich
Thomas_Bower
Former NHS manager and Chief Executive of the CQC
Cynthia Bower (born 6 July 1955) is a former manager in the National Health Service, and the first Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Cynthia_Bower
Australian rules footballer
Paul Bower (born 9 January 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League
Paul_Bower
American football player (born 1995)
Tashawn Alexander Bower (born February 18, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League
Tashawn_Bower
Nott-Bower, KCB (born Bower; 18 August 1853 – 14 September 1933) was a British civil servant. Born on 18 August 1853, he was the son of Dr John Bower; Ernest's
Edmund_Nott-Bower
Species of legume
subporosa, also commonly known as river wattle, bower wattle, narrow-leaf bower wattle and sticky bower wattle, is a tree or shrub of the genus Acacia
Acacia_subporosa
Topics referred to by the same term
George Bower may refer to: George Bower (footballer) (1884–1964), Australian rules footballer George Bower (medallist) (fl. 1664–1689), English medallist
George_Bower
English footballer and manager
Mark James Bower (born 23 January 1980) is an English manager and former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was most recently manager
Mark_Bower
American management consultant (1903–2003)
Marvin Bower (August 1, 1903 – January 22, 2003) was an American business theorist and management consultant associated with McKinsey & Company. Under
Marvin_Bower
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Bowers may refer to: Robert Bruce Bowers (1897–1956), Irish cricket player Robert Hood Bowers (1877–1941), American musician Barney Bowers (born
Robert_Bowers
Genus of plants in the buttercup family
native, C. vitalba, by the herbalist John Gerard (1545–1612); virgin's bower for C. terniflora, C. virginiana, and C. viticella; old man's beard, applied
Clematis
American physical oceanographer
Amy Bower is an American physical oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is known for her research on ocean circulation and for being
Amy_Bower
British violinist
Helen Bower (born 1985) is a British-born violinist and sound artist. She is known for her experimentation with violin and loop station, particularly
Helen_Bower
Manuscript on early treatise of Indian Medicine
The Bower Manuscript is a collection of seven fragmentary Sanskrit treatises found buried in a Buddhist memorial stupa near Kucha, northwestern China
Bower_Manuscript
English footballer
Matt Bower (born 11 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yate Town. Bower joined Cheltenham Town in 2010, and
Matt_Bower
British musician
Matthew Bower is a British musician, active since the early 1980s, who has done both collaborative and solo work. Skullflower was formed when Bower joined
Matthew_Bower
English rugby union player (born 1991)
Ryan Thomas Eyre Bower (born 25 February 1991) is an English professional rugby union player for Dallas Jackals in the US competition Major League Rugby
Ryan_Bower
Stadium in Stalybridge, England
Bower Fold in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, is the home ground of Stalybridge Celtic football club and Oldham R.L.F.C.. There has been a ground
Bower_Fold
American songwriter and record producer (1922–2019)
Maurice Bower (July 16, 1922 – September 28, 2019), known professionally as Bugs Bower, was an American composer, music arranger, bandleader and record
Bugs_Bower
British cyclist
Lewis Bower (born 14 October 2004) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ United. 2021 1st Time trial, National
Lewis_Bower
Clair Bower KCB DL (1 September 1858 – 5 March 1940) was a British Indian Army officer who wrote about his travels through Xinjiang and Tibet. Bower was
Hamilton_Bower
Species of legume
Acacia cognata, commonly known as bower wattle, river wattle or narrow-leaf bower-wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is
Acacia_cognata
The Bower of Taste (1828–1830) was a 19th-century American periodical edited by Katherine Augusta Ware in Boston, Massachusetts. Contributors included
Bower_of_Taste
Townland in County Westmeath, St. Mary's
Ankers Bower (also Anker's Bower, Ankers' Bower, Ankersbower, or Anchor's Bower) is a townland and hill in St. Mary's civil parish in the barony of Brawny
Ankers_Bower
British model maker and designer
Martin Bower (born 1952) is a British miniature model-maker and special effects artist for film and television. He built 50 scale models for the TV series
Martin_Bower
15th-century Scottish canon and chronicler
Walter Bower (or Bowmaker; c. 1385 – 24 December 1449) was a Scottish canon regular and abbot of Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth, who is noted as
Walter_Bower
Australian figure skater
Mervyn John Bower (12 January 1934 – 30 September 2013) was an Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with
Mervyn_Bower
Egyptian businessman (1929–2023)
2018. Bower 1998, p. 9. Bower 1998, p. 9. Bower 1998, p. 13. Bower 1998, p. 14. Bower 1998, p. 18. Bower 1998, p. 16. Bower 1998, p. 17. Bower 1998, p
Mohamed_Al-Fayed
American novelist
(November 15, 1871 – July 23, 1940), best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays
B._M._Bower
American nordic combined skier
John Bower (November 8, 1940 – June 6, 2017) was an American nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the
John_Bower
Wine bar in Fleet Street
district. The business was founded by the wine merchant Alfred Bower in Mark Lane as Bower and Co. in 1879. That was on the east side of the City of London
El_Vino
Topics referred to by the same term
General Bower may refer to: Hamilton Bower (1858–1940), British Indian Army major general Roger Bower (1903–1990), British Army lieutenant general Verne
General_Bower
New Zealand Rugby Union player
George Gadai Bower (born 28 May 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He began his rugby in Wellington playing for Avalon rugby club, following that
George_Bower_(rugby_union)
English botanist (1855–1948)
Frederick Orpen Bower FRSE FRS (4 November 1855 – 11 April 1948) was an English botanist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1891. He was
Frederick_Orpen_Bower
American television sitcom (1991–1992)
campers included Budnick's accomplice Eddie "Donkey Lips" Gelfand (Michael Bower), nerdy Sponge Harris (Tim Eyster), stuck-up rich girl Dina Alexander (Heidi
Salute_Your_Shorts
Science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute
seven areas of science and engineering, the Bower Awards and Prize for Achievement in Science, and the Bower Award for Business Leadership. Since 1824,
Franklin_Institute_Awards
American politician
William Horton Bower (June 6, 1850 – May 11, 1910) was a lawyer and United States Representative in Congress from the state of North Carolina for one
William_H._Bower
Shopping mall in Red Deer, Alberta
Bower Place (also known as Bower Place Shopping Centre) is a shopping centre located in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It has more than 110 stores and services
Bower_Place
Chef
Erling Wu-Bower is chef partner at Maxwells Trading in Chicago. He is a four-time James Beard Award finalist. Wu-Bower attended the University of Notre
Erling_Wu-Bower
Australian rugby league footballer
Robert Lloyd Bower (14 January 1925 – 14 December 2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1940s and 1950s. Originally
Bob_Bower
Canadian professional wrestler
Shayne Alexander Bower (April 18, 1963 – June 24, 2007), better known by his ring name Biff Wellington, was a Canadian professional wrestler who was born
Biff_Wellington
Outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway
under a canopy of trees. Depending on the context, the terms "pergola", "bower", and "arbor" are often used interchangeably. An "arbor" is also regarded
Pergola
American politician
Matilde "Matti" Herrera Bower is a Cuban-American politician and retired dental assistant. Bower has been elected to three two-year terms as the Mayor
Matti_Herrera_Bower
British police officer (1892–1972)
Sir John Reginald Hornby Nott-Bower KCVO OStJ QPM (16 March 1892 – 3 October 1972) was a British police officer who served as Commissioner of Police of
John_Nott-Bower
Bronze Age round cairn in Durham, England
Maiden's Bower is a Bronze Age round cairn built in Flass Vale Nature Reserve, in Durham, England. It is a scheduled monument with a list entry number
Maiden's_Bower
2009 film by Christian Alvart
" An indeterminate time later, two members of the flight crew, Corporal Bower and Lieutenant Payton, awaken. Improper emergence from the hibernatory state
Pandorum
Musical artist
Michael Joseph Bower (Born 15th July 1947) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the rock band the Masters Apprentices. He founded
Mick_Bower
American basketball coach
Jeffrey Bower (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who last served as the vice president of basketball operations
Jeff_Bower_(basketball)
Canadian civil servant
Bower Featherstone was a Canadian civil servant who was convicted of espionage in 1966. Featherstone was a lithographer who worked for the Department
Bower_Featherstone
English punk rock band
2015, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Jamie Campbell Bower, guitarist Sam Bower, guitarist Tristan Marmont, bassist Roland Johnson and drummer
Counterfeit_(band)
American gymnast
Allan Bower (born March 7, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and was
Allan_Bower
American psychologist (1932–2020)
Gordon Howard Bower (December 30, 1932 – June 17, 2020) was a cognitive psychologist studying human memory, language comprehension, emotion, and behavior
Gordon_H._Bower
British political activist and suffragette (1905–2013)
Hetty Bower (née Rimel; 3 October 1905 – 12 November 2013) was a British political activist and suffragette, known for devoting her life to political
Hetty_Bower
1968 film by Michael O'Herlihy
Mayo Bower Jon Walmsley - Quinn Bower Smith Wordes - Nettie Bower Heidi Rook - Rose Bower Debbie Smith - Lulu Bower Pamelyn Ferdin - Laura Bower Steve
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The_One_and_Only,_Genuine,_Original_Family_Band
Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family
needles, devil's hair, love vine, traveller's joy, virgin's bower, Virginia virgin's bower, wild hops, and woodbine; syn. Clematis virginiana L. var. missouriensis
Clematis_virginiana
Secondary School with Academy Status in Romford, London, England
Bower Park Academy is a secondary school with academy status, located in the Romford area of the London Borough of Havering, London, England. The school
Bower_Park_Academy
Hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England
Queen's Bower (or Queen Bower) is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England that has effectively merged with Winford and Apse Heath to create a village.
Queen's_Bower
English cricketer
Wallace Bower (2 January 1895 – 10 February 1971) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played
Wallace_Bower
British anthropologist
Ursula Violet Graham Bower MBE (later known as U. V. G. Betts) (15 May 1914 – 12 November 1988), was one of the pioneer anthropologists in the Naga Hills
Ursula_Graham_Bower
British civil servant
Helen Alice Bower-Easton CBE (born 1978) is a British civil servant who was the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson. She
Helen_Bower-Easton
Design studio based in Brooklyn, New York
Bower Studios (or simply Bower) is a furniture and design studio based in Brooklyn. They specialise in making mirrors, but they also offer furniture, lighting
Bower_Studios
Royal choirmaster of the Tudor period
Richard Bower (died 1561) was Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal from 1545 to 1561, serving under four monarchs—Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I
Richard_Bower
BOWER
BOWER
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
A Bower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or tumulus, Old English beorg, a cognate of Old High German berg ‘hill’, ‘mountain’ (see Berg). This name has become confused with derivatives of Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke). Reaney suggests a further derivation from Old English būr ‘bower’ + hūs ‘house’.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Bower; Birds Nest; Garden
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bowerman.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Reaney explains this as a nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, from Middle English bur(r) ‘bur’ (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). Burre occurs as a surname or byname as early as 1185, but the vocabulary word is not recorded in OED until the 14th century. Another possibility is derivation from Old English būr ‘small dwelling or building’ (modern English bower), but there are phonological difficulties here too.German : perhaps a variant spelling of Bur, or a topographic name from Burr(e) ‘mound’, ‘hill’, or in the south a variant of Burrer.The American political leader Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was the son of a clergyman and academic, president of Princeton University. On his mother’s side he was descended from the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards; on his father’s from Jehu Burr, who emigrated from England with John Winthrop to MA in 1630.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and North German
Dutch and North German : variant of Bormann.English : variant of Bowerman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : English habitational name from any of the minor places in Wiltshire, Warwickshire, and other counties called (The) Folly, usually from Middle English folie in the sense ‘folly’, ‘foolish enterprise’, but otherwise from Old French feuillie ‘leafy bower or shelter’, later ‘clump of trees’. In some cases, the name may be topographic.English : nickname for an eccentric or foolish person, from Old French folie ‘foolishness’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who dwelt in a small cottage, from an unattested Old English word būring, a derivative of būr ‘bower’, ‘cottage’ (see Bower).
Boy/Male
Tamil
A bower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bower 2).Americanized spelling of German Bauermann, a variant of Bauer.
Boy/Male
Hindu
A bower
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Bower; Birds Nest; Garden
BOWER
BOWER
Boy/Male
Muslim
Greatness
Girl/Female
English Scandinavian American Hebrew
Doe.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Modern, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
One who is Peaceful; Calm; Lord Hanuman
Female
English
Variant spelling of Italian Gemma, JEMMA means "precious stone."
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Name of an Ornament; Ornament Name
Girl/Female
German
Powerful Ruler
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Merritt, MERIT means "boundary gate." Compare with strictly feminine Merit.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gaelic, German, Irish, Muslim
Fire; Noble; Nobility
Boy/Male
Irish
Pale.
Boy/Male
Indian
Intelligent
BOWER
BOWER
BOWER
BOWER
BOWER
n.
A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Ranunculaceae), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.
n.
A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat.
v. i.
To lodge.
a.
Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.
n.
Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment.
n.
The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment.
pl.
of Bowery
a.
Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.
v. i.
To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of wreathing trees.
n.
A farm or plantation with its buildings.
n.
One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.
n.
That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
n.
A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess.
n.
Same as Bower.
n.
See Rest bower, under 2d Bower.
a.
Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers.
v. t.
To embower; to inclose.