English place name meaning 'wind gap' or 'winding road,' from Old English wind and geat 'gate.'
Wingate is an English place name meaning wind gap or winding road, from Old English wind and geat, meaning gate. That geographic origin gives the name a landscape-rooted character, with a sense of movement and passage built into it.
As a given name, Wingate feels surname-like, sturdy, and quietly distinctive. It has the seriousness of an old place name and the crispness of a name that has been carried forward through family history. The result is a name with both location and lineage in its sound.