# O'Keefe

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,646

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoimh (“descendant of Caomh”), a personal name based on caomh (“gentle”).

## Common misspellings (8)
`'okeefe`, `o'ekefe`, `o'keeef`, `o'keeffe`, `o'kefe`, `o'kefee`, `o'kkeefe`, `ok'eefe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/o-keefe