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Waite Surname Origin
(Origin Anglo-Saxon). 1. A locality surname - the same as Thwaite, a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow. 2. A watchman of a fortified town
Surname Variations: Wait, Waith, Waite, Waits, Wayt, Weight, Waight, Whate.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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