Yates - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Yates \

is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "the gates". Place name. Poet W.B. Yeats.

Yates has 1 variant form: Yeats.

Baby names that sound like Yates are Oates and Watts.

Yates is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#388 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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