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Keith Is Not in the Bible — It Is a Scottish Name Meaning “Wood”

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  • Keith is not in the Bible and has no Hebrew or Greek meaning.
  • It comes from a Scottish surname taken from the lands of Keith in East Lothian, probably from a Brittonic word for “wood,” related to Welsh coed.
  • The Keith family held the hereditary office of Marischal of Scotland. Keith became a first name in the nineteenth century.
  • A passage that fits its meaning is Psalm 1:3, the tree “planted by streams of water,” echoed in Jeremiah 17:7-8.

Keith is not in the Bible. It comes from a Scottish surname taken from an estate in East Lothian, and the estate’s name probably comes from a Celtic word for “wood.” It has no Hebrew origin and no meaning in Scripture. What does Keith mean? Keith probably means “wood.” The Keith family took its surname from the lands of Keith in East Lothian, and the place name is traced to a Brittonic word related to the Welsh coed, “wood.” Brittonic…

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Sources: Behind the Name entry for Keith; Wikipedia, “Clan Keith” (the place name Keith from a Cumbric or Pictish form of Welsh coed); Scripture quotations from the NIV via BibleGateway (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:7-8).

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