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is the last name watrous greek?

i have a bet going to see if i am right.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Everywhere I looked shows that the last Watrous is derived from Waterhouse - English origin. I searched Greek surnames and there is nothing even close. So did you win or lose?

  • 1 decade ago

    According to www.ancestry.com, you lose:

    Watrous Name Meaning and History

    Altered form of English "Waterhouse",which--in turn--means

    .English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water or perhaps a moated house, from Middle English "water" ‘water’ + "hous" ‘house’.

    www.behindthename.com:

    Names that sound similar to Watrous:

    Waters Waters Wauters Witherspoon Wouters

    Source(s): www.ancestry.com www.behindthename.com
  • thom t
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    It's greek to me!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    uh no it's not, it's English in origin

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