Cassidy
[ˈkæsɪdi]Meaning
from the Irish surname Ó Caiside, from the element cas, meaning "curly-haired"
Background Story
Cassidy is a gender-neutral given name taken from the Irish surname Ó Caiside, meaning "descendant of Caiside", which goes back to the Irish element cas, "curly-haired, twisted". It was very rare as a given name before the 1970s, established itself in the 1980s and surged in popularity during the 1990s. In the United States it entered the top 1,000 names for girls in 1981 and peaked at 99th in 1999, and it first charted for boys in 1983. Kassidy is a variant spelling, and Cass, Cassie and Cassy are used as diminutives.
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