Kieth as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kieth

What is the meaning of the name Kieth ?

The baby name Kieth is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kiːθ/ (KEETH).

Kieth is Scottish in Origin.

Kieth is an alternative spelling of Keith, a Scottish surname that became a given name. It derives from a Scottish place-name associated with Clan Keith, linked to territories in East Lothian and to the town of Keith in Moray. Most etymologists trace the root to a Pictish or Brittonic term related to Welsh "coed," meaning wood or forest, giving the name the sense of "from the woodland."

As a forename, Keith came into wider use in the 19th century and spread across the English-speaking world; it peaked in mid-20th-century America and Britain. The spelling Kieth appears in records from the same period but has always been the rarer form, chosen either through family tradition or as a distinctive twist on the standard. Related forms include Keith (dominant), Keitha (a rare feminine), and occasional variants such as Keath; surnames like MacKeith are cognate.