keats
/ˈkits/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.
name
A census-designated place in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after the poet John Keats.
Example Sentences
- "John Keats (1795–1821), English poet and key figure of the Romantic movement."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, cȳta, *kūtijô, *gū-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkits/
- British English: /ˈkiːts/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.