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Sells

Sells (name) means a surname of English origin. Example: “Sells ran a hardware store downtown.”

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A surname of English origin.
"Sells ran a hardware store downtown."
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What does “Sells” mean?

The word “Sells” means a surname of English origin.

How do you use “Sells” in a sentence?

Here is “Sells” used in a sentence: “Sells ran a hardware store downtown.”

What part of speech is “Sells”?

“Sells” is a name.

Is “Sells” a common word?

“Sells” is a fairly common word in modern English.

What is the difference between Sells and sells?

With a capital letter, Sells is a surname of English origin. In lower case, sells is simply the third-person singular form of the verb sell, as in "she sells cars." Only capitalisation and context tell the two apart.

How do you write the possessive of Sells?

Both "Sells's" and "Sells'" are accepted for the surname: some style guides add an apostrophe plus s to names ending in s, while others add only the apostrophe. Pick one form and use it consistently.

What is the plural of the surname Sells?

A family named Sells becomes "the Sellses", following the rule that names ending in s form their plural with -es. Because that can look awkward, many writers prefer "the Sells family"; using an apostrophe to form the plural is always incorrect.

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