Word
keith
Phoneticskei·th
/ˈkiθ/
Definitions
01male name
n. a common first name for a man.
n. A masculine given name, originally transferred from a Scottish surname.
“My neighbor Keith is a very friendly man who always helps with the garden.”
“Keith Richards is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music.”
02family name
n. a family name (surname) that comes from Scotland.
n. A surname of Scottish origin, derived from a place name in East Lothian.
“The author's full name is James Keith.”
“The Keith clan played a significant role in Scottish history as the hereditary Marischals of Scotland.”
Etymology
As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd. * As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.