Mowbray

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Mowbray

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English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from Old French mont (“hill”) + brai (“mud, slime”).

proper noun Mowbrays · Mulberry

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable An English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton.
countable, uncountable A coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
countable, uncountable A southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

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@misc{mowbray_2026,
  title = {Mowbray},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mowbray},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}