Wasteneys

Was·ten·eys
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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginAnglo-Norman Wasteneys ← Medieval Latin Wastinensis ← Old French wastine →
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Meanings

proper nounWasteneys (plural Wasteneyses or Wasteneys)

plural Wasteneyses

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. Latin-ensis
  2. Old Frenchwastine
  3. Medieval LatinWastinensis
  4. Anglo-NormanWasteneys
  5. EnglishWasteneys

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.

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Translations

French Gâtinais
  • Gâtinaisforms from the original Lingua Franca
Latin Vastinensis
  • Vastinensisforms from the original Lingua Franca
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