Given name & surname · also Norman
Mowbray
“hill”
Mowbray is a surname from Norman, ultimately from Old French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mowbray goes back to Old French mont, meaning “hill.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Mowbray comes from Norman, and ultimately from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mowbray’s family of names
In English usage, Mowbray as a surname has a related form in MABEY. In English usage, Mowbray as a surname has a related form in MULBERRY.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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