English
Maxwell
Maxwell comes from Old English welle ‘well’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150welle‘well’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Maxwell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150welle‘well’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Maxwell
Earliest quotation: 2021, Lauren del Valle, Steve Almas: “A woman who testified Tuesday in the sex trafficking…”
Every English word from Old English welle
Today it means
name A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English welle / Maxwell