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Twells.

A surname from Old English.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Old English.

Where this word comes from

Contraction of Old English æt (“at, by, near”) + wielle (“well, spring”), a toponymic surname for a person who lived by a spring or stream. The final -s derives from the genitive form.

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