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Kassidie
How to Pronounce Kassidie
Pronounced KASS-ih-dee /ˈkæsɪdi/Medium
Meaning: Kassidie is a K-styled respelling of Cassidy, from the Irish surname O Caiside, meaning descendant of Caiside, a byname linked to curly hair. The playful spelling is modern; the clever, curly-haired sense comes from the original.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kassidie respells the surname-name Cassidy, from the Irish O Caiside, descendant of Caiside, a nickname connected to curly hair. The K and -ie finish are pure late-twentieth-century American style; it stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 2001.
A girl named Kassidie from the early two-thousands is a young adult today, part of the surname-as-first-name wave that reshaped Cassidy with playful spellings. It is a variant of a name now cooling rather than a revival, and Cassidy remains the standard form.
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What does the name Kassidie mean?
It is a respelling of Cassidy, from the Irish O Caiside, descendant of Caiside, a byname tied to curly hair.
How do you pronounce Kassidie?
It's said KASS-ih-dee /ˈkæsɪdi/, three syllables.
Is Kassidie a boy or girl name?
Kassidie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kassidie?
It has always been rare, a Cassidy respelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands, and never common.