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What does Oates mean?
Oates 
as a name for boys. Oates means "wealth; son of Otto". Oates is a version of Otis (Old German, Old English): mostly American use.
ENDS WITH -es
ASSOCIATED WITH wealth
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA OTIS Otess, Ottis▼, Otys
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Ostes, ..
(female) Oaten, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Oates Ziggy (O.Z.), ..
How popular is Oates?
Oates is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#2914 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Otis (#739 LAST YEAR) and Ottis are the prominent variation forms of Oates (NOT RANKED). Adoption of these forms of Oates was well-received among parents in the 1900s (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and is now much lower, with versions like Otis becoming less trendy. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Oates is alike in pronunciation to Waits, Watts, Yates and Yeats. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dawes, Eames, Estes, Fares, Hawes, Hayes▲, Jabes, James▼, Mayes, Oakes, Oaks and Osten. These names tend to be more commonly used than Oates.
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