English Explanatory Dictionary

Keats

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Keats.wav /ˈkits/

Word forms

Keats

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

Keatsian
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