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Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson ("Wat's son").〔J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps Life of William Shakespeare 1912 Page 110 "Gaultier or Walter, which it is, I care not: Never did base dishonor blur our name, But with our sword we wiped away the blot; 40 Therefore, when ... “Walter,” pronounced Water; a pronunciation still traceable in the surname Waters.—"〕 The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire.〔Zimmerman, Waters and allied families - Page 45 Dorothy Edmonstone Zimmerman Allen - 19?? - The name Waters is found at an early period both in Wales and in Yorkshire Eng., 〕〔One Waters family: some descendants of James Waters Jeanne Waters Strong - 1980 "... name Waters is found early in Wales and Yorkshire."〕 The name is currently highly concentrated in the Welsh Borders and Shropshire area of the UK.〔(Surname distribution )〕 ==People surnamed Waters== * Alice Waters (born 1944), American chef * Allan Waters (1921–2005), Canadian businessman * Anthony Waters (born 1985), American football linebacker * Beau Waters (born 1986), Australian rules footballer * Ben Waters (1904–1962), New Zealand rower * Brian Waters (born 1977), American football guard * Carole Waters, retired Australian basketball player * Craig Waters (born 1956), public information officer of the Florida Supreme Court * Charlie Waters (born 1948), American footballer * Crystal Waters (born 1964), American singer/songwriter * Dan Waters, a politician in Ontario, Canada * Daniel Waters (Minutemen) (1731–1816), officer in the United States Navy. * Daniel Waters (screenwriter) (born 1962), American screenwriter and film director, brother of Mark S. Waters * David Waters (Australian actor) * David Roland Waters, the killer of the American activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair * Dina Waters (born 1965), American actress, also known as Dina Spybey * Ethel Waters (1896–1977, American blues vocalist and actress * Fraser Waters (born 1976), South African footballer * Guy Waters, Australian boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s * Harry Waters (s. 1976), British piano and Hammond organ player * Huw Waters (born 1986), Welsh cricketer * James Waters, Chairman of CHUM Limited * Jeff Waters (born 1966), Canadian guitarist * John Waters (disambiguation): * *John Waters (columnist), Irish columnist * *John S. Waters (1893–1965), American filmmaker who directed films from 1916 until 1958 * *John K. Waters (1906–1989), former U.S. General, prisoner of war, and son-in-law of George S. Patton * *John Samuel Waters, Jr. (born 1946), American filmmaker * *John Waters (actor) (born 1948), Australian actor * Joseph Waters * Katarina Waters (born 1980), English wrestler * Keith Waters (born 1962), pioneer in facial animation * Latanza Waters, house music singer * Lesley Waters (born 1961), English celebrity chef * Lou Waters, CNN anchor * Margaret Waters (1835–1870), English murderer * Mark Waters (director) (born 1964), American film director * Mark AJ Waters (Irish Director) * Maxine Waters (born 1938), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Miriam Van Waters (1887–1974), American feminist social worker * Morgan Waters (born 1981), Canadian actor * Muddy Waters (1913–1983), American blues musician * Patty Waters, jazz vocalist * Richard Waters (1935–2013), American artist, inventor of Waterphone * Roger Waters (born 1943), English rock musician from Pink Floyd band * Ron Waters, director and Vice President of CHUM Limited * Russell Waters (1908–1982), Scottish film actor * Sarah Waters (born 1966), British novelist * Stanley Waters (1920–1991), Canadian Senator * T.A. Waters, American writer ''fl.'' 1960s * Terence Edward Waters (1929–1951), British soldier awarded the George Cross 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waters (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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