Oakes

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proper noun

A suburban area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE112341).

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Meanings

proper nounOakes (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeses)

plural Oakeses

  1. countableuncountableA suburban area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE112341).
  2. countableuncountableA city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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