Given name & surname

Keddy

Keddy is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Keddy comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Keddy as a surname is a diminutive of Adam.

Keddy’s family of names

In English usage, Keddy as a surname is a diminutive of Adam. In English usage, Keddy as a surname has a related form in KEEDY. In English usage, Keddy as a surname has a related form in KEEDY.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Gaelic

Keddie

Keddie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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43% boys · 57% girls

Gaelic · Shared

Kerry

“having black hair”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Gaelic

Querry

Querry is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Pictish

Kettle

Kettle is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Pictish.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Shared

Kelby

“from the waters” · “from the farm near the spring”

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60% boys · 40% girls

Gaelic · Modern

Keegan

“small and fiery woman” · “a small and fiery man”

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90% boys · 10% girls

Irish · Nature

Carberry

“tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Cowie

“hazel”

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