Transferred use of the Irish surname meaning war strife or the transferred use of English place-names derived from the Cornish celli wood grove.

Meaning of baby name kelly. Accompanying with Kelly meaning you can also listen here how to pronounce Kelly name. A predominantly male name in the US until the late 1950s the name continued to rise for both sexes for both sexes for a further decade before starting to decline for boys. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin and the meaning of Kelly is strife war.

But it now takes a backseat to more substantial surname names like Kennedy. The name Kelly is of Irish origin. See the popularity of the boys name Kelly over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool.

Origin of the name Kelly. Kel - lyan n ke -lly a- nn The baby girl name Kelly Ann is pronounced K EH LLiy-aeN. Kelly is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages and its origin is Celtic.

The name is derived from the combination of Kelly and Ann. It began as a Scots-Irish surname but transitioned to a first name meaning warrior wood or born on a farm Other. In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kelly is.

What does the name Kelly mean. It is also of English origin where its meaning is bright headed. The meaning of Kelly is brave warrior.

It is pronounced as K EH LLiy-. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin and the meaning of Kelly is strife war. Gender Boy Girl Both.