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Wasteneys

Syllables: Was·ten·eys

Wasteneys proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Wasteneys (plural Wasteneyses or Wasteneys)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of Wasteneys

pluralWasteneyses
pluralWasteneys

Origin of Wasteneys

From Anglo-Norman Wasteneys, from Medieval Latin Wastinensis, from Old French wastine+Latin -ensis. From the rural wastes between the Seine and the Loire during the Frankish Kingdom. Compare French Gâtinais.

Questions about Wasteneys

What does Wasteneys mean?
Wasteneys means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Wasteneys?
Wasteneys is a proper noun.

Words near Wasteneys in the dictionary

  1. wastemen
  2. wasten
  3. wastened
  4. wasteness
  5. wastenesses
  6. Wasteneys
  7. wastening
  8. wastens
  9. wasteoid
  10. wasteoids
  11. wastepaper

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