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Meaning & Origins
Pet form of Elizabeth, dating from the 18th century. In the 17th century it is also found occasionally as a pet form of Beatrice. It is now used as a name in its own right.
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English: habitational name of uncertain origin. There are places called Gate Wood End, South Yorkshire, Gatewood Hill, Hampshire, and Gatewood House Farm, Leicestershire. The first is named from an Old Norse geyt ‘rushing stream or spring’; the second is from Old English gāt ‘goat’; the etymology of the Leicestershire place name is not known.
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Nicknames & variations
Bettye, Bette, Bettie, Betti, Betta, Bett, Bettey, Beth, Bettty, Bettu
Gates, Gately, Gateley, Gater, Gatens, Gatesman, Gatenby, Gate, Gaters, Gatehouse
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