Wanless

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English wanles →
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Meanings

proper nounWanless (countable and uncountable, plural Wanlesses)

plural Wanlesses

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwanles“hopeless, luckless”
  2. EnglishWanless

Nickname from Middle English wanles (“hopeless, luckless”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Wanless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wanless

MLA

“Wanless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wanless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wanless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wanless.

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