Wells is an English name which means Inquisitive. In old English this name means "From the Springs".
The name has many variants like Walls, Welsh, Walsh, Weller etc
The name is known as a habitational name of many places with plural of "well" Which means spring, stream.
The name is also a translation of French Dupuis.
Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT was an early immigrant to UK having this name.
The name has many variants like Walls, Welsh, Walsh, Weller etc
The name is known as a habitational name of many places with plural of "well" Which means spring, stream.
The name is also a translation of French Dupuis.
Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT was an early immigrant to UK having this name.
