Scottish · Boy name
Keith
“wood or forest”
About the name Keith
Keith is a Scottish boy’s name derived from a place name meaning ‘wood’, probably from a Brittonic word for woodland or forest. The place is in East Lothian, and the Keith family who held it became hereditary Earls Marischal of Scotland. It is used as both a given name and surname in Scotland, and it spread as a first name in the English-speaking world. There is also a town called Keith in Moray. Well-known bearers include Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
- Meaning
- wood or forest
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KEETH(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Keith
- Keith Michael
- Keith James
- Keith Alexander
- Keith David
- Keith Thomas
Questions about Keith
- What does Keith mean?
- Keith is a Scottish name meaning "wood or forest".
- How do you pronounce Keith?
- Keith is pronounced KEETH, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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