"Mowson" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Mowsons [plural], Motion [alternative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|non|mágr||son-in-law}} Old Norse mágr (“son-in-law”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Mowson (plural Mowsons)
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Inflected forms

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