Well

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See also: well, wëll, and we'll

English

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Proper noun

Well

  1. A small village in Long Sutton parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7646).
  2. A small village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4473). [1]
  3. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2681).
  4. A village in Maasdriel municipality, Gelderland province, Netherlands.
  5. A village in Bergen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Wel (Gelderland, dialect form)
  • Wel (Limburg, dialect form)

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as vualli in the 10th or 11th century. Derived from Old Dutch walli (well) or welle.
  • (Limburg) First attested with certainty as welle in 1251. Likely derived from Old Dutch welle (well). An opposing theory proposes a derivation from Middle Dutch welle (embankment).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Well n

  1. A village in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. A village in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Well f (plural Welle)

  1. wave

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German wella, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną (to bubble forth, well up). Cognate with German Welle.

Pronunciation

Noun

Well f (plural Wellen)

  1. wave