Surname

Wainman

“wagon, cart”

Wainman is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wainman goes back to Middle English wayn, meaning “wagon, cart.”

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Where it comes from

Wainman comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English wayn (“wagon, cart”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

See also 2

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