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Worldwide, Dowd (Дауд , 多德 , Dowd ) is quite a rare boy's given name. The forename Dowd is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, China, and Bulgaria. More frequently, Dowd is the last name as well as the forename.
Dowd is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: David , the king of Israel and Judah, Song of Songs.