Dowdy vs Dowding

Dowdy and Dowding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Dowdy	Yes	No	No	No
Dowding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Dowdy and Dowding are synonyms defined as:

Dowdy and Dowding: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

Other synonyms of Dowdy include Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Hugh Dowding.

Dowdy (noun)	Dowding (noun)
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)	British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)