"Mosley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmoʊzli/ [US] Audio: en-us-Mosley.ogg Forms: Moseley [alternative], Mosely [alternative], Mossley [alternative], Mozeley [alternative], Mozley [alternative]
Etymology: From several places in England, including the derivations: * Old English mos (“peat bog”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to moss + -ley (“lea”). * Old English mus (“mouse”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”). * From the Old English byname Moll. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|mos|t=peat bog}} Old English mos (“peat bog”), {{suf|en|moss|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} moss + -ley (“lea”), {{cog|ang|mus|t=mouse}} Old English mus (“mouse”), {{suf|en|mouse|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} mouse + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mosley
  1. A habitational surname. Wikipedia link: Mosley Derived forms: Mosleyan, Mosleyite
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