Kyaftin Kidd yana nufin wani ɗan tarihi mai suna William Kidd wanda ɗan ƙasar Scotland ne mai zaman kansa kuma ɗan fashin teku wanda ya yi aiki a ƙarshen ƙarni na 17 da farkon 18. An san shi da mummunar aikinsa a matsayin ɗan fashi a cikin Caribbean da kuma bakin tekun Arewacin Amirka, da kuma kama shi, shari'a, da kisa don fashin teku da kisan kai a 1701. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar "Captain Kidd" gabaɗaya don komawa ga kowane kyaftin na ɗan fashin teku ko shugaba, musamman a cikin shahararrun al'adu.