Wingate

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037).

OriginOld English wind →
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Meanings

proper nounWingate (countable and uncountable, plural Wingates)

plural Wingates · alternative Windeatt

  1. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Montgomery County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA ghost town in Butler County, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cass County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Union County, North Carolina.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwind“wind”
  2. EnglishWingate

From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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