Waite is an English surname (of Norman origin) and rarely a given name. Its variant forms include Wait, Wayte, Waits and Waight. It is derived from the old high German wahten (to keep watch); it is common in the sense of guard or watchman to all the Teutonic languages,
the German wacht, Dutch vaght, Swedish vakt and English watch. When used as a verb, its meaning is "to stay in expectation of"; as a noun, it denotes a minstrel watchmen.
Waite is an occupational name for a watchman either in a town or castle from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter / Wächter).
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The following are named Waite.
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Arthur Edward Waite
Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 – 19 May 1942) was a British poet and scholarly Mysticism, mystic who wrote extensively on occult and Western esotericism, esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider–Waite Tarot (also called th ...
(1857–1942), British poet and scholarly mystic
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Arthur Waite (racing driver)
Colonel Arthur Cyril Roy Waite Military Cross, MC., Venerable Order of Saint John, OSt.J., Deputy lieutenant, DL., JP., (1894–1991) was an Australian racing driver.
Born in Adelaide, Arthur Waite served at Gallipoli Campaign, Gallipoli and was ...
(1894–1991), Australian racing driver
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Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite, American author, lawyer and women's suffrage activist
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C. B. Waite (1861–1927), American photographer
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Charlie Waite (born 1949), English photographer
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Charles Burlingame Waite (1824–1909), American lawyer, jurist and author
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David Waite, Australian rugby league coach
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Davis Hanson Waite (1825–1901), governor of Colorado
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Edgar Ravenswood Waite
Edgar Ravenswood Waite (5 May 1866 – 19 January 1928) was a British/Australian zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and ornithologist.
Waite was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, count ...
, Australian zoologist
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Edward Wilkins Waite (1854–1924), English landscape painter
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Fred Waite (1853–1895), American cowboy, member of Billy the Kid's gang and later Chickasaw Nation legislator and attorney general
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Fred Waite (politician) (1885–1952), New Zealand soldier and politician
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Genevieve Waite (1948–2019), South African actress, singer and model
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Grant Waite (born 1964), New Zealand golfer
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Henry Waite (disambiguation)
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Jahmali Waite (born 1998), American soccer goalkeeper
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James Waite (footballer, born 1999), Welsh footballer
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Jamie Waite (born 1986), Thai football goalkeeper
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Jarrad Waite (born 1983), former Australian rules footballer
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Jimmy Waite (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey coach and goaltender
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John Waite (disambiguation)
* Joseph Waite (alive in 1893 in England), a Latin and Greek scholar who edited the book ''Latin and Greek verse'' by
Thomas Saunders Evans
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Keith Waite (1927–2014), New Zealand-born English editorial cartoonist
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Linda Waite, American sociologist and social demographer
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Martin Waite (born 1971), Scottish former international rugby union player
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Matthew Waite (born 1995), English cricketer
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Mitchell Waite
Mitchell Waite is an American computer programmer, author and publisher of a number of bestselling programming books''Profit from the IBM PC: A Non-Technical Guide to Selling User Services'' by Dan Post, Edge Press, 1984, pages 40 - 41. along wit ...
(born 1946), author of books on electronics and computing
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Morrison Waite
Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio who served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. During his tenure ...
(1816–1888), American attorney, jurist, politician, and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Nicholas Waite (died c. 1715), English governor of Bombay
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Norman Waite (1898–1970), English footballer
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P. B. Waite (1922–2020), Canadian historian
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Pete Waite, American volleyball coach
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Peter Waite (philanthropist) (1834–1922), South Australian pastoralist, businessman, company director and philanthropist
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Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on ''The Waltons'' (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers ...
(1928–2014), American actor, best known for the role of John Walton on the TV series ''The Waltons''
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Reginald Waite, Royal Air Force officer
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Ric Waite (1933–2012), American cinematographer
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Terry Waite
Sir Terence Hardy Waite (born 31 May 1939) is a British human rights activist and author.
Waite was the Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of ...
(born 1939), British human rights activist and author
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Thomas Waite (regicide) (died 1688), English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I
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Thomas Waite (civil servant) (1718–1780), Under-Secretary for Ireland
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Tommy Waite (born 1972), Northern Irish boxer
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Waite Hoyt
Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was one of the dominant pitchers of the 19 ...
(1899–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Waite Phillips
Waite Phillips (January 19, 1883 – January 27, 1964) was an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he also develo ...
(1883–1964), American petroleum businessman and philanthropist
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Waite Stirling (1829–1923), English missionary and first Anglican bishop of the Falkland Islands
Fictional characters
* Asenath and Ephraim Waite, in "
The Thing on the Doorstep
"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933 and first published in the January 1937 issue of '' Weird Tales''.
Inspiration
The idea ...
", an H.P. Lovecraft short story
See also
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Governor Waite (disambiguation)
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Justice Waite (disambiguation)
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Senator Waite (disambiguation)
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Weight (surname)
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Waite (disambiguation)
References
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English-language masculine given names