Meaning & origin
What it means
Mowsley goes back to Old English mūs, meaning “mouse.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English mūs (“mouse”), built from English mouse + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Mowsley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mickley
“big”
>99% boys
Matley
“woodland clearing, glade”
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Mackley
“woodland clearing, glade”
63% boys · 37% girls
Midgley
“midge, gnat, mosquito”
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Martley
“marten”
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Onley
“only, alone”
92% boys · 8% girls
Mosley
“peat bog”
9% boys · 91% girls
Cowley
“cow”
86% boys · 14% girls