Gaites Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Gaites is usually a form of Gates.

Taken at its root, Gaites points to “Dweller by the gates”. Before spelling was fixed, Gates was also written Gaites. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Gate.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Gaites family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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