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 [ 3 syll. cas-si-dy, ca-ss-idy ] The boy name Cassidy is also used, and more often so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KAESahDiy KEY. Cassidy is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Celtic. The name's meaning is descendant of Caiside, descendant of the curly-haired one. From the elements 'gruaig' meaning hair ; 'casta' meaning curly. The first name is derived from the Gaelic surname 'Ó Caiside' meaning 'descendant of Caiside'. The first name has only been used in recent times, and mainly in the USA. Caiside (Irish), Cassady (English), Kass (English), and Kassady (English) are variants of Cassidy. Cass (English short form) and Kassidy (English variant spelling) are other forms of Cassidy. Cassidy is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1984 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Cassidy. It ranked at #666 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of very light use. Among all boy names in its group, Cassidy was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. Cassidy has in the past century been mostly given to girls. In 1992, the name Cassidy was given to 6 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Cassidy include Cassady (English), Kassady (English), Kassidy (English), Kiyoto (Japanese), Cadao (Vietnamese), Caiside (Irish), Cato (English), Codaye (English), Codee (English), Codey (English), Codi (English), Codie (English), Cody (English and Irish), Costa (Greek), Coty (English), Aukusti (Finnish), Kayode (Yoruban), Keady (Scottish), Keddie (Scottish), and Keddy (Scottish). KEY: Pronunciation for Cassidy: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
