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Oates

UK/əʊts/US/oʊts/

Oates proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Oates

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.

Forms of Oates

alternative formOatis

Origin of Oates

* As an English and Irish surname of Norman origin, from Old Norman Ode, Odes, from the Germanic name Audo, shortened from compound names containing the element *aud (“wealth”). See also Ott. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Cuirc or Mac Cuirc and mistakenly associated with coirce (“oats”). See Quirk.

Words that rhyme with Oates

Questions about Oates

What does Oates mean?
Oates means a surname.
What part of speech is Oates?
Oates is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oates?
Oates is pronounced /əʊts/ (UK).

Words near Oates in the dictionary

  1. oaten bread
  2. oaten breads
  3. oatenmeal
  4. oater
  5. oaters
  6. Oates
  7. Oatey
  8. oatflake
  9. oatflakes
  10. oatgrass
  11. oatgrasses

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