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Kasidy
How to Pronounce Kasidy
Pronounced KAS-ih-dee /ˈkæs.ɪ.di/High
Meaning: Kasidy is a K-spelling of Cassidy, an Irish surname from 'O Caiside', 'descendant of Caiside', a byname from 'cas', 'curly-haired'. The meaning follows the parent Cassidy.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
The parent name Cassidy is an Irish surname from O Caiside, 'descendant of Caiside', a personal byname rooted in cas, 'curly' or 'curly-haired'. It became a popular girls' first name in the late twentieth century, and Kasidy is one of its many K-respellings.
It appears in American records from the early nineteen-eighties into the twenty-twenties, cresting around 2001. It reads clearly as a variant of the Cassidy trend and has faded with it.
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What does the name Kasidy mean?
Kasidy is a respelling of Cassidy, an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Caiside', 'curly-haired'.
How do you pronounce Kasidy?
It's said KAS-ih-dee /ˈkæs.ɪ.di/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Kasidy a boy or girl name?
Kasidy is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kasidy?
Kasidy has always been an uncommon spelling in the U.S., far rarer than Cassidy.