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Keats.

A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkiːts/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkits/General-American
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.

  2. A census-designated place in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after the poet John Keats.

Where this word 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”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.