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Meaning & History
Often associated with the children's television show 'Howdy Doody' (1947-1960) and the puppet of the same name. Howdy is also a diminutive for Howard and therefore a variant of Howie. Namesakes include bluegrass fiddler, Howard Wilson "Howdy" Forrester (1922-1987) of Roy Acuff's band, the Smoky Mountain Boys, and race car driver Howard "Howdy" Holmes (b. 1947), among others.