Gordon Howe vs Gordie Howe

Gordon Howe and Gordie Howe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Gordon Howe	Yes	No	No	No
Gordie Howe	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Gordon Howe and Gordie Howe are synonyms defined as:

Gordon Howe and Gordie Howe: Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

Other synonyms of Gordon Howe include Howe.

Gordon Howe (noun)	Gordie Howe (noun)
Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)	Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)