Cassidy is a surname name derived from an Irish surname and ultimately from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

given name ''Caiside'', meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name ''Caiside'' comes from the Irish word element ''cas''.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. Cassidy is a gender neutral name. Cassidy was the 244th most popular name for girls born in the

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in 2009. It was most popular in 1999, when it was the 99th most popular name for American girls. It first appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls in 1981. Kassidy, an alternate spelling, was ranked as the 443rd most popular name for girls in 2009.

People with the name

Cassidy

Cassidy (musician) Cassidy Catanzaro (also known by her stage names Cassidy or Cassidy Joy) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor, known as the lead singer and writer for the band Antigone Rising from 1999 through 2008. Early life and education Catanzaro gre ...

(born 1979), American musical artist *

Cassidy (rapper) Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first garnered attention for his freestyles and competitions as a battle rapper in the late 1990s, and fo ...

(born 1982), American rapper * Cassidy Benintente (born 1994), American soccer player * Cassidy Cox (born 1998), American archer * Cassidy Davis (born 1994), Australian footballer * Cassidy Doneff (born 1986), American football player *

Cassidy Freeman Cassidy Freeman (born April 22, 1982) is an American actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Tess Mercer in The CW's superhero drama ''Smallville'', Amber Gemstone in the HBO series '' The Righteous Gemstones'', Sage in the series ' ...

(born 1982), American actress * Cassidy Gifford (born 1993), American actress * Cassidy Haley (born 1980), American singer-songwriter *

Cassidy Hutchinson Cassidy Jacqueline Hutchinson (born 1996) is a former White House aide who served as assistant to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the first Trump administration. Hutchinson testified at the June 28, 2022, public hearings of the United State ...

(born 1996), American former Trump White House aide *

Cassidy Hubbarth Cassidy Hubbarth (born September 19, 1984) is an American television anchor. Hubbarth formerly hosted ESPN2's ''NBA Tonight'' and also anchored ESPN's ''SportsCenter and College Football Live.'' Early life Hubbarth was born in the Chicago area t ...

(born 1984), American television host *

Cassidy Janson Cassidy Janson (born 30 July 1980) is a British actress, known for her work in musical theatre. She won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for ''& Juliet''. Stage career In 2005 Janson appeared in '' Tick, Ti ...

(born 1980), British actress *

Cassidy Krug Cassidy Krug (born July 12, 1985) is an American diver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Krug competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics classifying 7th in the women's 3 m springboard after ranking 5th in the semifinals. During the 2011 Pan American G ...

(born 1985), American athlete *

Cassidy Lehrman Cassidy Sage Lehrman is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Sarah Gold in the HBO television series ''Entourage (U.S. TV series), Entourage''. Filmography References External links

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(born 1992), American actress * Cassidy Lichtman (born 1989), American volleyball player *

Cassidy O'Reilly Cassidy James Riley (born November 21, 1976), also known as Kassidy James, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. Professional wrestling career ...

(born 1976), American professional wrestler *

Cassidy Rae Cassidy Rae Joyce (born June 7, 1976) is a retired United States, American actor, actress. Rae starred in the Television movie, made-for-television movie ''Crowned and Dangerous'' with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997. She is best known for her roles a ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Cassidy Sugimoto Cassidy R. Sugimoto is an American information scientist who is Chair and Tom and Marie Patton Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research considers the formal and informal production, sharing and ...

, American information scientist *

Cassidy Possum Tjapaltjarri Cassidy Possum (Stockman) Tjapaltjarri (1923 – 25 February 2006) was an Australian Aboriginal spokesman, a tribal elder and well known visual artist. He was born at Napperby in the Northern Territory around 1923. It is unclear exactly whe ...

(1923–2006), Australian visual artist * Cassidy Turbin, American recording engineer *

Cassidy Wolf Cassidy Marie Wolf (born July 5, 1994) is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013. Pageants While attending Great Oak High School in Temecula, she was crowned Miss Greater San Diego Teen USA. Wolf was cr ...

(born 1994), American model *

DJ Cassidy Cassidy Durango Milton Willy Podell (born 1981), known as DJ Cassidy, is an American DJ, record producer and MC. With his trademark boaters, cricket sweaters, bow ties, color-blocked tuxedos, and 24-carat-gold microphone, Cassidy became known fo ...

(born 1981), American DJ and MC

Cassadee

Cassadee Pope Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American pop and country singer. She was the lead vocalist and songwriter of the pop punk band Hey Monday, with whom she released one studio album and two EPs. Pope embarked on a solo career in ...

, American singer and winner of ''The Voice'', season 3

Fictional characters

* The character Cassidy in the videogame Life Is Strange 2 * The ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' (abbreviated as OW) is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' was released in 2016 with a success ...

'' character Cole Cassidy * The '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' character

Kasidy Yates This is a list of characters from the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Only characters who played a significant major role in the series are listed. ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' was a science fiction televis ...

* The character Cassidy Chacon in ''

W.I.T.C.H. ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (stylised as ''W.i.t.c.h.'') is an Italian fantasy Disney comics series created by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. The series features a group of five teenage girls who become the guardians of the classi ...

'' * The character Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas on ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

'' * The character Cassidy Bridges in ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The seri ...

'' * The character of Team Rocket agent and partner of Butch in the English-language version of ''

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' animated series * One presumed identity of Golden Freddy in ''

Five Nights at Freddy's ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a video game series and media franchise created by Scott Cawthon that includes video games, novels, graphic novels, and films. The story arcs typically follow a night guard or other character trying t ...

'' is a child named Cassidy * The 100 year old Irish vampire character from graphic novel and TV show "Preacher" * The main character of Victoria Schwab's Cassidy Blake book series *Cassidy Sharp, a character on

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their three children in several different ti ...

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