Waits - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Waits \wa(i)-ts\ is a variant of Waite (Middle English), and the meaning of Waits is "guard, watchman".

The baby name Waits sounds like Watts and Waights. Other similar baby names are Witt, Mats, Pats, Wayte, Wat, Watt and White.

Waits is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5013 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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