watts

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

watts1

noun
  1. pluralplural of watt

Watts2

proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

    But Republicans and Porter's Democratic primary opponents have seized on an interview from last month that widely surfaced the week of Oct. 6 in which she reprimands CBS News California journalist Julie Watts multiple times.

    2025 October 8, Jay Stahl, “Katie Porter goes viral again. This time, for berating a reporter.”, in USA Today
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the southern part of the city.

Origin

Patronymic surname from the Middle English given name Wat, derived from Walter, equivalent to Watt + -s.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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