Keith name - Meaning of Keith
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- English, Scottish
- Pronounced
- KEETH
- Keith Meaning
- From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name, itself probably derived from the Brythonic element cet meaning "wood". This was the surname of a long line of Scottish nobles. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. Keith originates in Scottish and means "forest". Keith was originally a Scottish surname, derived from a place name which meant ‘forest, large woods’. Historically, this was the surname of a long line of Scottish nobility. As a masculine given name, Keith wasn’t used until the 19th century. It was extremely popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s, since then its popularity has been on decline.
Keith Related Names
Feminine Form: Keitha (Scottish)
Keith Celebrities
Keith Hernandez - baseball player, Keith Sweat - musician, Keith Andes - actor, Keith Bogans - basketball player, Keith Burns - football player, Keith Cash - football player, Keith David - actor, Keith Duffy - musician,
