Keys - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Keys \ke-ys\ is a variant of Caius (Latin), Gaius (Latin) and Keyes (Old English), and the meaning of Keys is "rejoice; happy, rejoice".

The baby name Keys sounds like Kees and Kass. Other similar baby names are Keye and Key.

Keys is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1333 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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