Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cassidy

/ˈkæsɪdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: cas-sidy
IPA: /ˈkæsɪdi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”.

name

A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Mac Casarlaigh (“son of Casarlach”) (Casserly).

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.

name

A community in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæsɪdi/

Inflected Forms

Casady (alternative) Cassda (alternative) Casada (alternative) Cassaday (alternative) Cassady (alternative) Cassedy (alternative) Cassiday (alternative) Kassidy (alternative)

Derived Forms

Cass Cassie

Phrases

Seaver-Cassidy syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce cassidy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæsɪdi/.
What does cassidy mean?: A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”.
Where does cassidy come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce cassidy

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