So is it Bowie or Bowie?

[Curmudgeon]

Bo-ee (as in tie a bow)

or bow-ee (as in bow-wow-wow)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

'Pends if it's David or Jim.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Same o sound as in jones. Obviously

[Wilhelm]

The fella who invented the knife,his name was pronounced 'Boo-ee'.

[scor46]

Being from Newcastle I can whole heartedly confirm that the correct pronunciation is ?Bowie!? There - that clears that one up!

[woofmarkthedog]

Wilhelm Wrote:

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> The fella who invented the knife,his name was

> pronounced 'Boo-ee'.

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No he was called STANLEY wasn't he ?

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W**F

[red devil]

You missed your chance Woofty...Bow Wow ie

[woofmarkthedog]

red devil Wrote:

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> You missed your chance Woofty...Bow Wow ie

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Oh

As if I'd be such a blatant self promoting egomaniac

W*W

[red devil]

silly me...schoolboy error :'(

[woofmarkthedog]

Bowie (pronounced /ˈbəʊi/, BOH-ee;

(according to Wik-blah-blah)

W♔♔F

[HonaloochieB]

It's pronounced The Dame, as any fule kno.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Which reminds me of danny Baker?s campaign to get him back playing live in London

The Dame at the Dome for a Dime

[flapjackdavey]

I think its "Bow" as in slow .

[LadyTaTa]

Seeing as he called his son 'Zowie Bowie', my money's on bow-ee (as in bow-wow-wow)

[flapjackdavey]

Nah .:))

[HonaloochieB]

LadyTaTa Wrote:

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> Seeing as he called his son 'Zowie Bowie', my

> money's on bow-ee (as in bow-wow-wow)

And the ungrateful little snot-nose now styles himself as Duncan Jones, not like that nice Rolan Bolan who appreciates his moniker.