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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Bowdler, Thomas Bowdlernoun

    English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)

Wikipedia

  1. Bowdler

    Bowdler, a prominent Shropshire family descended from Baldwin de Boulers.

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  1. bowdler

    Bowdlerize refers to the act of censoring or modifying a work by removing or altering any sections that are considered obscene, vulgar, or otherwise objectionable. This term is derived from the name of Thomas Bowdler, an English physician who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare's work excluding elements that he found inappropriate.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOWDLER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bowdler is ranked #73666 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bowdler surname appeared 263 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bowdler.

    92.4% or 243 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bowdler in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bowdler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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