Wellman
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Wellman
Wellman is an English occupational or descriptive surname meaning "a man from the well" or "a man who works at or lives by a well," derived from the Old English words "well" (spring or water source) and "man" (person).
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Etymology
Wellman is an English occupational or descriptive surname meaning "a man from the well" or "a man who works at or lives by a well," derived from the Old English words "well" (spring or water source) and "man" (person). The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Britain and North America, with no specific religious association, though it appears in historical records dating back to medieval England.
Wellman currently ranks #3,945 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1917.
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