Type Word Usage Anglo-Saxon Meaning & History Old English word meaning "well, spring, water hole, stream" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsMaxwell, Walton, Wilton(English) Surname DescendantsCaldwell, Waller, Walton, Wells, Wilton(English) Maxwell(Scottish) Place Name DescendantsWilton(English) Maxwell(Scottish) Sources & References Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1228, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.