Batey is a surname of

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origin, which may have multiple meanings. The name Batey can be a

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of the name

Bartholomew Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو� ...

. Alternatively, Batey may be an

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for a boatman or fisherman, deriving from the

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'bāt' and the suffix '-ey', which loosely means "small boat".''House of Names''
"Batey Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History"
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Bateman Bateman may refer to: Places *Bateman, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Australia **Electoral district of Bateman, an electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, centred on the suburb *Batemans Bay, a town and bay in New South W ...

Bates Bates may refer to: Places * Bates, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Bates, Illinois. an unincorporated community in Sangamon County * Bates, Michigan, a community in Grand Traverse County * Bates, New York, a hamlet in the town of Elli ...

, and Bate. The name Batey may refer to: *

Bob Batey Norman Robert Batey (18 October 1912 – 29 November 1998) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Preston North End, Leeds United and Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan ...

(1912–1988), English football player * Carol S. Batey (born 1955), American writer *

Derek Batey Derek Batey (8 August 1928 – 17 February 2013) was a British television presenter and television executive. Batey was born in Brampton, Cumberland, and educated at the White House School, Brampton. After appearing in clubs as a ventriloqui ...

(1928–2013), British television presenter *

Joey Batey Joey Batey (born 1989) is an English actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. He is known for portraying the bard Jaskier in the Netflix fantasy series ''The Witcher'', where he sang " Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", as well other songs featured in ...

(born 1989), English actor and musician *

Joseph Batey Joseph Batey (4 March 1867 – 21 February 1949) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Batey became a coal miner, before winning election as a checkweighman, and then becoming a full-time official for the Durham Miners' Associat ...

(1867–1949), British politician * Kelvin Batey (born 1981), British BMX racer *

Keith Batey Keith Batey (4 July 1919 – 28 August 2010) was a codebreaker who, with his wife, Mavis Batey (5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013), worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War II. Education Keith Batey was at Carlisle Gr ...

(1919–2010), British codebreaker *

Mavis Batey Mavis Lilian Batey, MBE (née Lever; 5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013), was a British code-breaker during World War II. She was one of the leading female codebreakers at Bletchley Park. She later became a historian of gardening who campaign ...

(1921–2013), British codebreaker *

Peter Batey Peter Batey (''贝彼德'') CMG OBE (born 1 July 1958) is a British businessman working in China. He is Chairman and co-founder of Vermilion Partners Ltd, a merger and acquisitions and strategic advisory firm focused on China. Batey has served ...

(born 1958), British businessman *

Peter Batey (director) Peter Batey (1933''–''14 June 2019) was an Australian actor, director and founder of the Bald Archy Prize. He was a founding member of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the South Australian Theatre Company. Early life and education Batey wa ...

(1933–2019) Australian actor and director

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