English Explanatory Dictionary

waite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Archaic spelling of wait.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a watchman.
  2. A town in Washington County, Maine, United States, named after a lumberman.

Word forms

waite waites waiting waited Waight Waitt

Etymology

English surname for a watchman of Norman origin, from the verb wait. Sometimes confused with White or Wheat.

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