English: from the Old Norse personal name Keikr (from
Old West Scandinavian keikr ‘bent backwards’).
German:
nickname from Middle High German kec ‘lively’, ‘active’
(cognate of English quick), which later changed its meaning to
‘bold’, ‘forward’, ‘fresh’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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