Keith
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Keith
- /kiːθ/
Rhymes with -iːθ
Where it comes from
* 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 Middle High German kint.
proper noun Keiths
- A Scottish surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname. “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.
- A female given name from surname.
- A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4250).
- A town in Tatiara council area, south-east South Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
- A ghost town in Lincoln, Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kate, kei, son, kith, perry, kai, base, gei, copse, forest, wood, woodland, timberland, woods, bosquet, thicket
Talk about this word "Keith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Keith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keith "Keith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keith.Cite this
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