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A surname, most famously that of the Romantic poet John Keats.
"Students still study Keats's odes in English literature classes."
How to Use Keats
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname originally derived from the word for the bird "kite," best known through the poet John Keats.
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Etymology
From a Middle English nickname meaning "kite" (the bird of prey), ultimately from Old English cȳta.