At a Glance: Name: Keating – Origin: Irish (surname of disputed origin) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KEE-ting
Keating is an Irish (surname of disputed origin) unisex name. It appears in our list of Autumn Baby Names for a Fall-Born Little One.
Meaning & Origin of Keating
Origin: Irish (surname of disputed origin).
A common claim: Keating means 'from the Cead family'. Actually: No documented 'Cead' clan supports this; the surname's root is disputed, with a Welsh-complexion word ('cethin') the more commonly cited theory.
How to Pronounce Keating
Phonetic: KEE-ting IPA: /ˈkiːtɪŋ/
Popularity of Keating
Keating doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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