What does Kelly mean?

Kelly means "church, monastery"

How do we pronounce Kelly?

Kelly \kel-ly, ke-lly\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kelly is also used as a baby name girl name, with the latter form being considerably more common. Its pronunciation is as KEHLLiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kelly: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kelly?

Kelly is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. Derived from the element 'ceall' which means church, monastery. The first name is from the Irish Gaelic surname 'Ó Ceallaigh', meaning descendant of Ceallagh (Old Irish) or Ceallach (Celtic and Old Irish). The latter are male given names of uncertain meaning; they could also mean 'war' or 'warlike'. See Kelly name popularity for more info. Kelly has 18 variants. Variants include Keallie definition, nicknames for Keally, short names for Keilee, what does the name Keileigh mean, name Keiley, name Keilley origin, name Keilly meaning, Keily name, Kele meaning of name, Kelle pronounciation, Kellee name variations, meaning of Kellen, Kelli definition, name Kellie meaning, baby name Keylee, Keyleigh meaning, and Keyli name variations. The variant spelling Kelley meaning of name is another English form.

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The baby name Kelly fun facts:

The name Kelly in reverse order is "Yllek".

The numerological value of the name Kelly is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Kelly?

Kelly is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames