Kite

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A minor city in Johnson County, Georgia, United States, named after Shaderick Kight, who chose the spelling.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun kite (“bird of prey”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Keith. * Also as an English surname, from placenames derived from Old English cȳte (“hut, cottage”).

Forms

plural: Kites

kitchen · A room or area for preparing food.Kitchen · A surname.kite · A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Kite · A surname.

kitt · the kittiwake.Kitt · A surname.kitten · A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at…

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