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Howie¹

  • /ˈhaʊ.i/

Rhymes with -aʊi

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Howard.

Howie²

  • /ˈhaʊ.i/

Rhymes with -aʊi

Where it comes from

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A locality in Special Area No. 2, southern Alberta, Canada, named by postmaster James Howie.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bluebird, howard, hughie, huey, herbie, horry, howell, hymie, howel, harv, heber, harry, hugh, herb, hereward, hank

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Howie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/howie

Chicago

"Howie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/howie.

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@misc{howie_2026,
  title = {Howie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}