Names like Wells
Wells is a one-syllable English name that ends in -ls. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Wells comes from.
Mason English · "stoneworker," an occupational surname from the building trades; it moved from surname to first name on the strength of its -n ending and craftsman cool, reaching the US top five in the 2010s. Solid as the trade it names
Banks English · surname, "dweller by the riverbank"
Riggs English · surname meaning 'ridge'
King English · from the title/word "king"
The same feel
Also modern and surname style names.
West English · directional word name/surname, "the west"
Landon English · "long hill," a place name turned surname turned first name; it rode the 2000s wave of two-syllable boys' names ending in -n and outlasted many of them. Newer than it sounds, easygoing as they come
Waylon English · variant of Wayland; possibly "land by the road"
Colton English · "coal town," or "Cola's town," an Old English place name and surname; it joined the 2000s wave of -n boys' names with a western, denim-jacket ease that kept it around after the wave receded. Colt is the built-in short form
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Wells, on a similar curve.
Wes English · short form of Wesley, 'west meadow'
Hayes English · surname, "hedged area"
Brooks English · surname, "dweller by the brook"
Myles English · variant of Miles; origin disputed, popularly linked to Latin "miles" (soldier)
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