English Explanatory Dictionary

Mowsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6489).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English (seemingly rare today).

Word forms

Mowsley Mowsleys

Etymology

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”).

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