Kelsey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1990s.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A placename:
  6. A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.
  7. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Kelsey) in western Manitoba, Canada.
  8. A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.
  9. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.
  10. A ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
  11. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
  12. Ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛlsi/

Word forms

Kelsey Kelseys

Etymology

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

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