English
Wainwright
Wainwright comes from Old English wægnwyrhta ‘wainwright, cartwright’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wægnwyrhta‘wainwright, cartwright’
- EnglishtodayWainwright
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wægnwyrhta‘wainwright, cartwright’
- EnglishtodayWainwright
The story
The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.
Every English word from Old English wægnwyrhta
Today it means
name An English surname originating as an occupation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English wægnwyrhta / Wainwright