Wells

American  

[welz] / wɛlz /

noun

1. Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.

2. H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.

3. Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.

4. Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.

5. a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.

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Wells ¹ British  

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company

2. H ( erbert ) G ( eorge ). 1866–1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)

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Wells ² British  

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10 406 (2001)

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Wells Fargo bank analyst Mike Mayo called the vocabulary Moynihan uses on calls an “intellectual flex” and said it was better to keep it simple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While some companies may be well suited to semiannual reporting, others may adopt it because they lack financial discipline, Wells noted in his letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Rhiannon Quinche, in Tunbridge Wells, said she had "never seen anything like it"

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Estimates for 2027 have also risen 1.6% so far this quarter, said the Wells Fargo team led by chief equity strategist Ohsung Kwon.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

I’d been thinking of Wells as the interloper, busting in on my Mom brunch with his tiny ears and his Daughtry love.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli