Keats

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːts/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkits/
  • Rhymes: -iːts

Proper noun

Keats

  1. A patronymic surname​.
  2. John Keats (1795–1821), English poet and key figure of the Romantic movement.

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  • Keats at OneLook Dictionary Search

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