gates

G2A1T1E1S1
/ɡeɪts/

proper noun

A topographic surname.

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Meanings

gates1

noun
  1. pluralplural of gate
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of gate

Gates2

proper nounGates (countable and uncountable, plural Gateses)

plural Gateses

  1. countableuncountableA topographic surname.

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  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Monroe County, New York, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Marion County and Linn County, Oregon, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States.
    7. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Gates County.

Origin

From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蓋茨 /盖茨
  • 蓋茨 /盖茨 (Gàicí)surname
Russian Гейтс
  • Гейтс (Gejts)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gates

statesratesplatesweightsbatesmateswaitsskatesyatesgreatsfateslateseightsUnited States
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Sounds the same

gaitsgatesGaetz

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

gates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gates

MLA

“gates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gates. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gates.

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