Corrie (surname) derived from the Gaelic "coire", meaning "cauldron", which was used in place names to describe a circular valley on the side of a mountain. Another origin of the surname is from a variation of the surnames "Corry" and "McCorry", which are common in the north of Ireland. These particular surnames are derived from the Irish "Mac Gothraidh", meaning "son of "Gothradh"". In Ireland, the surname is rare, although it is found in numbers in Belfast and Derry. The surname, when found in Ireland, can originate as either the northern Irish patronym, or from any of the Scottish toponyms. The name
Bowie (surname) Bowie (surname) Bowie is a Scottish surname. The name can be derived from the Gaelic nickname "buidhe", meaning "yellow", "fair-haired". The surname can also be an Anglicised form of the Irish surname "Ó Buadhaigh"; this surname means "descendant of "Buadhach"" and is also rendered as Bogue and Boyce. The personal name "Buadhach" means "victorious". The surname "Bowie" is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Buidheach (masculine) and Bhuidheach (feminine), as well as Mac<nowiki>'</nowiki>IlleBhuidhe (masculine) and Nic<nowiki>'</nowiki>IlleBhuidhe (feminine). Early instances of the surname in Scotland, recorded in 1481, are: "Boye", "Bowy", and "Boee". A family of the surname, the Bowie family, was