Wells - Meaning of Wells

What does Wells mean?

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Wells

[ 1 syll. wel-(l)(s), we-l-ls ] The baby boy name Wells is pronounced WehLZ †. Wells has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. Wells' meaning is 'brook'.

Wells is a variation of Walsh (English).

Variations of Wells include Welles and Wels.

See also the related category english.

Wells is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2010s; before that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2018, 0.017% of baby boys were named Wells. It ranked at #735 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Wells was the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Wells include Welles (English), Wels, Walch, Walls, Waloch, Walsch, Walsh (English), Walshe (English), Welch (English), Welche, Welsch, Welsh (English), Wilke, Wilkes, Willes, Willkes, Wills (English), Wilse (English), Waleis, and Wallace (English and Scottish).

† Pronunciation for Wells: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"