Bowdler

English Etymology As "de Boelare", the surname dates back to the 11th century,nl Marc van Trimpont Het Land en de Baronie van Boelare Geschied – en Heemkundige Kring Gerardimontium Geraardsbergen 1998 13–17 from the name of a town, "Boelare" (now known as "Nederboelare"). Descends from Baldwin de Boelare, who was of a Flemish family and whose surname was variously recorded "de Boulers", "de Boullers", "de Bollers" or "de Bullers" when he came to England, as phonetic variations; this variation appeared later.Genealogy and History of the Bowdler Family 2019 http://www.bowdlers.com/index.php?page=baldwin-de-boulers Baldwin de Boulers Ian Bowdler https://web.archive.org/web/20100527092907/http://www.bowdlers.com/index.php?page=baldwin-de-boulers 27 May 2010 Alternatively, from the name of some ancient employment; may be related to buddler.BOWDLER. 36 2 Probably the name of some ancient employment, as Le Boudler occurs in H. R. “To buddle” signifies to cleanse ore. North. Proper noun en. Derived terms en Bowdlerise bowdlerise bowdlerism bowdlerization bowdlerize bowdlerizer References Further reading Baldwin de Boulers Anagrams en bdelorw bowlder low-bred lowbred