Wells

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Wells

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From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin. The -s ending of the modern form would be added later on upon reanalysis after the breakdown of the case system (outside of pronouns) that occurred in the development of English.

• IPA^(key): /wɛlz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛlz
• Homophone: wells

Wells

1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445). ^[1]
4. A small town in Norfolk, England, officially Wells-next-the-Sea.
5. A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
6. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana; named for founder James Oscar Wells.
   2. A census-designated place in Ottawa County, Kansas.
   3. A town in York County, Maine; named for the city in England.
   4. A city in Faribault County, Minnesota; named for J. W. Wells, father-in-law of Canadian-American Minnesota politician Clark W. Thompson.
   5. An unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
   6. A city in Elko County, Nevada.
   7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hamilton County, New York; named for land agent Joshua Wells.
   8. A town in Cherokee County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Maj. E. H. Wells.
   9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
   10. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
   11. An unincorporated community in Rockland, Manitowoc County and Rantoul, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
   12. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin; named for early settler James Wells.
   13. A number of townships, including in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Wells Township.

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