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Keats

OriginEnglish literary name
Meaning"kite"

About Keats

Poetic and easy to pronounce (it's keets), this is one of many poets' names to consider, such as Auden, Eliot, Frost, Byron, Lorca, Marlowe, Blake, Emerson and Tennyson. Likely meaning "kite", in reference to the bird of the same name, it could also be used as a nickname to Keaton, or as an alternative to vintage Kit.

Pronounced KEETS.

As of October 2026, Keats ranked #11459 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #5617 in 1974.

Editor's take: The name Keats is a boy's name of English origin meaning "kite".

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