Keats

K5E1A1T1S1
UK/ˈkiːts/US/ˈkits/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.

“John Keats (1795–1821), English poet and key figure of the Romantic movement.”

OriginOld English cȳta ← Proto-Germanic *kūtijô ← Proto-Indo-European *gū- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.

    John Keats (1795–1821), English poet and key figure of the Romantic movement.

  2. A census-designated place in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after the poet John Keats.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gū-“to cry, screech”
  2. Proto-Germanic*kūtijô
  3. Old Englishcȳta“kite, bittern”
  4. EnglishKeats

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”).

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Translations

Arabic كِيتْس
  • كِيتْس (kīts)transliterations of the name Keats
Bengali কিটস
  • কিটস (kiṭoś)transliterations of the name Keats
Bulgarian Кийтс
  • Кийтс (Kijts)transliterations of the name Keats
Chinese Cantonese 濟慈 /济慈
  • 濟慈 /济慈 (zai³ ci⁴)transliterations of the name Keats
Chinese Mandarin 濟慈 /济慈, 基茨
  • 濟慈 /济慈 (Jìcí)transliterations of the name Keats
  • 基茨 (Jīcí)transliterations of the name Keats
Greek Κητς
  • Κητςtransliterations of the name Keats
Hebrew קִיטְס
  • קִיטְסtransliterations of the name Keats
Hindi कीट्स
  • कीट्स (kīṭs)transliterations of the name Keats
Japanese キーツ
  • キーツ (Kītsu)transliterations of the name Keats
Korean 키츠
  • 키츠 (Kicheu)transliterations of the name Keats
Latvian Kītss
  • Kītsstransliterations of the name Keats
Persian کیتس
  • کیتس (kits)transliterations of the name Keats
Punjabi ਕੀਟਸ
  • ਕੀਟਸ (kīṭas)transliterations of the name Keats
Russian Китс
  • Китсtransliterations of the name Keats
Tamil கீற்ஸ்
  • கீற்ஸ் (kīṟs)transliterations of the name Keats
Thai คีตส์
  • คีตส์ (kîits)transliterations of the name Keats
Ukrainian Кітс
  • Кітсtransliterations of the name Keats
Urdu کیٹس
  • کیٹس (Kīṭs)transliterations of the name Keats

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Keats

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Anagrams

stakeskatesteakKeastSkeat
Cite this entry
APA

Keats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keats

MLA

“Keats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keats. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Keats,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keats.

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