Dowd

Dowd Meaning & Origin

About Dowd
The name "Dowd" is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Dubhda," meaning "descendant of Dubhda." The name Dubhda itself is believed to come from the word "dubh," which means "black" or "dark." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Dubhda. The name Dowd is relatively uncommon and is often found in Irish communities.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TT
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AW1 D
🌐 IPA
/daʊd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dowd in Braille

Here's how to represent Dowd in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Dowd in braille

How to Spell the Name Dowd in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Dowd using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dowd in sign language

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