bates

B3A1T1E1S1
/beɪts/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

bates1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bate

Bates2

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in New Berlin Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
    3. A ghost town in Acme Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
    4. A township in Iron County, Michigan.
    5. A hamlet in the town of Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York.
    6. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.

Origin

A patronymic surname that is derived from Batte, a medieval form of the male given name Bartholomew + -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of Bartholomew".

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bates

statesratesplatesgatesweightsmateswaitsskatesyatesgreatsfateslateseightsUnited States
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Sounds the same

baitsBatesbaitsbates

Anagrams

beastbeatsbasteSabettabesesbat
Cite this entry
APA

bates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bates

MLA

“bates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bates. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bates,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bates.

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