Cassidy
Cassidy is a baby name of Irish origin, meaning Curly-haired; clever.
What Cassidy means
Curly-haired; clever.
Cassidy sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Cassidy comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Cassidy is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Cassidy?
You will not find Cassidy in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Cassidy
The thread we file Cassidy under is the long-established classics — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Classic
Names like Cassidy
These share Cassidy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Caitlin — Pure.
- Ciara — Dark-haired one.
- Ciaran — Little dark one.
- Daithi — Swift and nimble; beloved.
- Desmond — From South Munster.
- Keira — Little dark-haired one.
- Kieran — Little dark one.
- Seamus — Supplanter; one who follows.
- Sile — Youthful.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
- Sullivan — Dark eyes.
- Cleo — Glory; pride.