yates

Y4A1T1E1S1
/jeɪts/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

yates1

noun
  1. pluralplural of yate

Yates2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township in McLean County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Lake County, Michigan.
    3. An unincorporated community in Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
    5. An unincorporated community in Wibaux County, Montana.
    6. A town in Orleans County, New York.
    7. A former community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now under water.

Origin

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yates

statesratesplatesgatesweightsbatesmateswaitsskatesgreatsfateslateseightsUnited States
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Anagrams

yeastyeatsteasy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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