Keith (given name)
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| Keith |
| Pronunciation |
/ˈkiːθ/ KEETH |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Celtic |
| Meaning |
"wood, forest" |
Keith is a masculine given name. It comes from a Scottish surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "wood, forest".[1] Keith was the 298th most common name given to newborn boys in the United States in 2007.[2] Keith may refer to:
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[edit] Fictional characters
[edit] Art and literature
- Keith Anderson, American country music artist
- Keith Buckley, American musician, best known for being the vocalist in metal bands Every Time I Die and The Damned Things
- Keith Caputo, American musician, best known for being the vocalist with the band Life of Agony
- Keith Emerson, British musician
- Keith Flint, member of British electronica band The Prodigy
- Keith Getty, Irish musician
- Keith Green, American musician
- Keith Harris, American musical producer, songwriter and musician
- Keith Jarrett, American jazz pianist
- Keith Lamb (musician), Australian singer and songwriter
- Keith Levene, British guitarist
- Keith Lockhart, conductor
- Keith Moon, British musician
- Keith Murray (rapper), American hip hop artist
- Keith Murray (rock), American musician
- Keith Richards, British guitarist
- Keith Relf, British singer
- Keith Strickland, American rock musician, songwriter and member of the band The B-52s
- Keith Sweat, American R&B singer
- Keith Urban, New Zealand country music singer
- Keith Whitley, country music singer
[edit] Sports
- Keith Barnes, Australian rugby league player
- Keith Beavers, Canadian backstroke and medley swimmer
- Keith Booth, American basketball player
- Keith Carney, American hockey player
- Keith Cieplicki, American basketball player and coach
- Keith Harris, English cricketer
- Keith Harris, Australian former professional rugby league player
- Keith Hernandez, American baseball player
- Keith Jackson, American sportscaster
- Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist
- Keith Keane, Irish footballer
- Keith Langford, American basketball player
- Keith Lee, American basketball player
- Keith Lockhart (baseball), American baseball player
- Keith Miller, Australian cricketer
- Keith Moreland, American baseball player
- Keith Morgan (judoka), Canadian judoka
- Keith Newman, American football player
- Keith Tkachuk, American hockey player
- Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
- Keith Yandle, American hockey player
- Randy Orton, an American wrestler real name Randal Keith Orton
- Keith Allan (disambiguation)
- Keith Allen (disambiguation)
- Keith Falconer Fletcher, Massachusetts legislator
- Keith R. Harris, London-based investment banker and financier
- Keith Harris, British ventriloquist
- Keith Henson, American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and evolutionary psychology
- Keith Holyoake, former Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957, 1960–1972)
- Keith Malley, American comedian, star of the popular internet podcast Keith and the Girl
- Keith Mant, British forensic pathologist
- Keith Padgett, Falkland Islands politician
- Keith Park, New Zealand Air Marshall of WW2
- Keith Stewart, Scottish Admiral and MP in the British Parliament
- Keith Turner (businessman), New Zealand businessman
- Keith Rupert Murdoch, international businessman
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K.; & Hodges, F. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Popular baby names
