Name: Keith
Gender: Male
Usage: Keith, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Keith are in general originating from Australia, France, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Keith is: Woods, Wood.
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Numerology of the first name Keith: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Keith is ranked on the 147th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 3622500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.05% of the population. The name Keith has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Keith for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Keith is a masculine given name. It comes from a Scottish surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "large woods, forest." Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States in 2007. Keith may refer to:
English and Scottish: from a Scottish surname, originally a local name derived from lands so called in East Lothian, probably from a Celtic (Brythonic) word meaning ‘wood’. The principal family bearing this surname were hereditary Earls Marischal of Scotland from 1455 to 1715. This is one of a number of Scottish aristocratic surnames that have become well established since the 19th century as male names throughout the English-speaking world, not just in Scotland. Others include Bruce, Graham, Douglas, and Leslie.
Feminine form: Keitha.
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