English
Wanless
Wanless comes from Middle English wanles ‘hopeless, luckless’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wanles‘hopeless, luckless’
- EnglishtodayWanless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wanles‘hopeless, luckless’
- EnglishtodayWanless
The story
Nickname from Middle English wanles (‘hopeless, luckless’).
Every English word from Middle English wanles
Today it means
name A surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English wanles / Wanless