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Mowell

Mowell proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Mowell (plural Mowells)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Mowell

pluralMowells

Origin of Mowell

From Middle English moul, older form of mule (“mule”), a nickname for a stubborn person.

Questions about Mowell

What does Mowell mean?
Mowell means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Mowell?
Mowell is a proper noun.

Words near Mowell in the dictionary

  1. mowburnt
  2. Mowdy
  3. Mowdys
  4. mowed
  5. mowed down
  6. Mowell
  7. Mowells
  8. Mowen
  9. mower
  10. Mower County
  11. mower-conditioner

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