(Last change to this page: 11 June, 2009.)

"Kith" is an archaic Scottish word meaning, roughly, "friends and neighbors"; as opposed to "kin," blood relatives; in some contexts, it refers to a different kind of family than the traditional kind. The word "kith" is related to the equally obscure word "kythe" (also spelled "kithe"), which means "to make known" or "to become known." I hope that the pages in the kith domain will be revealing and enlightening, that they will make things known.

There are other places on the Web that use the word "kith." For instance:

• There's an organization called Kids in Total Health that helps abused kids.
• There's a nonprofit low-income housing organization called Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing.
• The categories of Faerie folk in the roleplaying game Changeling from White Wolf are known as Kith.
• The marvelous Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, is sometimes referred to as KitH.
• There was a Ska band from Boston called Kicked in the Head.
• The International Civil Aviation Organization's code for Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is KITH.
• Poul Anderson wrote about a starfaring culture called the Kith.

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