Keats

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Keats

/ˈkiːts/ UK
/ˈkits/ US

Rhymes with -iːts

Where it comes from

From a Middle English byname meaning “kite” (bird), from kete, from Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”), from Proto-Germanic *kūtijô, diminutive of *kūt (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”).

proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic. John Keats (1795–1821), English poet and key figure of the Romantic movement.
A census-designated place in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after the poet John Keats.

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name transliterations of the name Keats

한국어	키츠 Kicheu
日本語	キーツ Kītsu
中文	濟慈 /济慈 Jìcí, 基茨 Jīcí
हिन्दी	कीट्स kīṭs
Ελληνικά	Κητς
Русский	Китс
العربية	كِيتْس kīts
עברית	קִיטְס

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"Keats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keats. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Keats. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keats

Chicago

"Keats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keats.

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@misc{keats_2026,
  title = {Keats},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keats},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}