# Mowbray

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,264

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton.
3. A place name:
4. A place name:
5. A place name:

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mowbray)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmowbray`, `mobwray`, `mowbary`, `mowbbray`, `mowbrayy`, `mowbrray`, `mowbrya`, `mowrbay`, `mowwbray`, `mwobray`, `omwbray`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mowbray