Waite
English · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Waite
The name Waite derives from the Old English word "wægn" or Middle English "waite," meaning "to wait" or referring to a watchman or guard, and likely originated as an occupational surname.
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Etymology
The name Waite derives from the Old English word "wægn" or Middle English "waite," meaning "to wait" or referring to a watchman or guard, and likely originated as an occupational surname. The name is primarily English and Scottish in origin, with historical use among Anglo-Saxon populations; it gained modest modern prominence through figures like occultist Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942), known for the Rider-Waite tarot deck.
Waite currently ranks #4,489 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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