WATERS

(origin: Local) A name given to one who navigated the waters, or resided near them.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

WATERS. In some dialects, the word water is applied to lakes and rivers, as Ullswater, Derwent-water, Black-water. Upon the adoption of surnames hy the common people, a person who resided near such a place would be called William or John Atte-Water, still retained in Attwater; but on the omission of the i)reposition in the XV. centui'}', the name was ijlui'alized to Waters. The latinizations are De Aqua and Ad Aquam. See Water.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.