English Explanatory Dictionary

Kelly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
  5. A placename
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
  10. A census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  11. A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.
  12. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
noun
  1. Kelly green.
noun
  1. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
  2. A roly-poly (toy).
noun
  1. Kelly green.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-Kelly.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-kelly.wav

Word forms

Kelly Kellies Kellys Kelley Kelli Kellie

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

Related words

whip-tom-kelly

Derived words

Kelly Bray Kelly cytoscope Kelly pad Kellys Plains Ned Kelly Schmitt Gillenwater Kelly syndrome kelly bushing kelly drive kelly hose

Translations

Esperanto: Kelli French: Kelly Greek: Κέλλυ Japanese: ケリー Russian: Келли
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