Where does “Howie” come from?
Howie is an English diminutive formed with the suffix -y, derived from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, applied to the English name Howard.
Howie (English): named by postmaster James Howie
Definitions
- named by postmaster James Howie
Ancestry of “Howie”, step by step
Howie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hugh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hugh | — |
| 2 | Old French | Hughe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |