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mowbray

/mˈoʊbɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
mow-bray
IPA
/mˈoʊbɹeɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Mowbrays (plural) Mulberry (alternative)

Phrases

Melton Mowbray Mowbray Park

Questions

How do you pronounce mowbray?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊbɹeɪ/.
What does mowbray mean?
A surname.
Where does mowbray come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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