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English
Etymology
From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Mowsley (countable and uncountable, plural Mowsleys)
- A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6489).
- A habitational surname from Old English (seemingly rare today).
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Galdikas is the 89582nd most common surname in England, belonging to 7 individuals.
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