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Subject: Re: Meaning/origin or OWSLEY
Author: Chrisell   (Authenticated as Chrisell)
Date: June 10, 2005 at 8:21:33 AM
Reply to: Meaning/origin or OWSLEY by Jake
Sorry, but if it's an English surname it's almost certainly a place name. I'm not sure about the 'Ows' part, but 'ley' is from the Old English legh, meaning "meadow" (c/f Ashley, Bradley, Morley, et cetera).



Chrisell

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