English Explanatory Dictionary

Wasteneys

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from French.

Word forms

Wasteneys Wasteneyses

Etymology

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.

Related words

Wasteney
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