English · Boy name
Wells
“spring or stream”
About the name Wells
Wells comes from an English surname for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Old English wella, ‘spring, stream’. It can also refer to the cathedral city of Wells in Somerset, named after its springs. It is used as a given name in English-speaking countries. The best-known bearer of the surname is H. G. Wells, the English author of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.
- Meaning
- spring or stream
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- WELZ(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Wells
- Wells James
- Wells Alexander
- Wells Michael
- Wells Thomas
- Wells Lee
Questions about Wells
- What does Wells mean?
- Wells is an English name meaning "spring or stream".
- How do you pronounce Wells?
- Wells is pronounced WELZ, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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