Kelly.
A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Clearfield, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
A placename A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3981).
A placename A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.
Kelly green.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.
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