Definition
An Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Caiside', also used as a given name. It's associated with various notable figures including the outlaw Butch Cassidy.
Etymology
From Irish Gaelic 'Ó Caiside', meaning 'descendant of Caiside'. The personal name Caiside may derive from 'cas' meaning 'curly-haired' or 'twisted'. The name spread through Irish immigration, particularly to America.
Kelly Says
The name Cassidy gained legendary status through Robert LeRoy Parker, who took the alias 'Butch Cassidy' and led the Wild Bunch gang in the American West. This outlaw's adopted name helped transform an Irish surname into an icon of American frontier mythology, showing how names can transcend their origins.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Kasseldi
ka-se-l-di
ARالعربية
كاسيدي
kas-i-dee
BNবাংলা
ক্যাসিডি
ka-si-dee
CACatalà
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
CSČeština
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
DADansk
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
DEDeutsch
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
ELΕλληνικά
Κασσίντι
kas-in-dee
ESEspañol
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
FISuomi
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
FRFrançais
Cassidy
ka-si-dee
HIहिन्दी
कैसिडी
ka-si-dee
HUMagyar
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
ITItaliano
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
MYမြန်မာ
ကॅစီဒီ
ka-si-dee
NLNederlands
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
NONorsk
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
PLPolski
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
PTPortuguês
Cassidy
ka-si-dee
RORomână
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
RUРусский
Кассиди
kas-si-dee
SVSvenska
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
SWKiswahili
Cassidy
ka-si-dee
THไทย
แคสซิดี้
ka-sit-dee
TRTürkçe
Cassidy
kas-i-dee
UKУкраїнська
Кассіді
kas-si-dee
VITiếng Việt
Cassidy
ka-si-dee