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Mowson

Mowson proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Mowson (plural Mowsons)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Mowson

pluralMowsons
alternative formMotion

Origin of Mowson

From the unattested Middle English word *maugh, *maw, *mough, *mow, from Old Norse mágr (“son-in-law”), + -son. It could also be a variant of Mawson and Moulson.

Questions about Mowson

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

Words near Mowson in the dictionary

  1. Mowrys
  2. mows
  3. mows down
  4. Mowsley
  5. Mowsleys
  6. Mowson
  7. Mowsons
  8. mowyer
  9. mowyers
  10. mox
  11. mox nix

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