English Explanatory Dictionary

Oakes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburban area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE112341).
  2. A city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. A surname.

Word forms

Oakes Oakeses

Etymology

From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).

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