Bates

Pronounced: BAYTS

Meaning: Son of Bartholemew

Gender: Boy
Origin: English

What does Bates mean?

Bates is an English surname-turned-first-name, originally deriving from a diminutive of Bartholomew or as a patronymic name meaning "son of Bate". Bate itself is a Middle English short form of Bartholomew, which comes from the Aramaic bar-Talmay, meaning "son of Talmai". As a given name, Bates carries a distinctly Anglo-Saxon and somewhat rugged tone, occasionally adopted for its surname charm.

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