Meaning A boy's name of English origin, it means "Variant of Bartholomew often used as a surname." Origin of Bates English +-100%Zoom level changed to 1 Popular Middle Names Joseph Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Bates Similar Names Barth Barthelemy Barthelmy Bartholome Bartholomeo Bartholomieu Bartle Bartlet Barthel Bartalan Year by Year Popularity of Bates