Mowbray

M3O1W4B3R1A1Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French mont →
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Meanings

proper nounMowbray (countable and uncountable, plural Mowbrays)

plural Mowbrays · alternative Mulberry

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton.
  3. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmont“hill”
  2. EnglishMowbray

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”).

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APA

Mowbray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mowbray

MLA

“Mowbray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mowbray. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mowbray,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mowbray.

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