Mowson

M3O1W4S1O1N1

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginOld Norse mágr →
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Meanings

proper nounMowson (plural Mowsons)

plural Mowsons · alternative Motion

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Old Norsemágr“son-in-law”
  2. EnglishMowson

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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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