Heaven forbid someone call out 'Hey, Kelly(e)'!! I love the name but my family also made comments about it being a boys name. When I read some of the name choices here, I cringe thinking that the child is going to hate that 12 letter name, with a lot of vowels etc. Kelly is a given name and surname which originates in England, Ireland and Scotland. My name is Kelly. There wasn't that many Kelly's at my school, but it seemed like every Kelly I did meet, we all would have the same middle name. There are several given name variants, including: Keely ("strife", or "war"), Kellee, Kelleen, Kelleigh, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, and Kellye.Kelly Iyogun (born 1992), A Nigerian Poet (www.poemhunter.com/kelly-iyogun/). Kelly is name that's been used by parents who are considering unisex or non-gendered baby names--baby names that can be used for any gender. She is one of my best friends and the sort of childish nature I think the name has suits her really well. There are few CEO's named Kelly! BabyCenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. You get over it.
We all laughed. Etymologically, the Irish surname originated as a patronymic surname, with the prefix Ó ("grandchild", or "male descendant") and the suffix Ceallach ("strife", or "contention"), an Old Gaelic clan name, Ó Ceallaigh (anglicisized as "O'Kelly"). "Casual names were "in" a few years ago, but beautiful names like Victoria, Sophia, Isabella, are the in thing now.My name is Kelly and I've never liked it. In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Kelley is: Lively; aggressive. :)My name is Kelly. David E. Kelley, screenwriter. I didn't know any other Kellies, and people would sometimes ask what it was short for (?). There was a short period of time when I didn't like having an unusual name, but most of my life I haven't thought about it one way or the other.I have a friend named Kelly who goes by her middle name Victoria because she thinks Kelly sounds too "casual. She's had the most fun with her name being Kelly when The Osbourne's was on TV.I'm a Kelly bc my Dad is Irish and it was his Grandmother's last name. In Gaelic Baby Names the meaning of the name Kelly is: warrior.In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kelly is: War. I was named before I was born (even before they knew if I would be a boy or girl) and after my great grandfather, who's last name was Kelly he was half Irish.
It's also very casual and kind of childish, esp after 40. Which is Lynn.Well my name is Kelli and my middle name isn't Lynn, it's Joanne.I was born in 1978. All of them have been very smart, but the one I'm closest with is not just smart but very friendly, athletic, and funny. Not a 'smart' person name. in the world. My middle name is Rachelle (meaning Lamb) and it fits my personality great - a little "Warrior Lamb". Growing up I knew three boys with the name Kelly. LOL! When I was a kid, I hated it because it seemed strange. Kelly is the name of a character on Chicago Fire: Kelly Severide Kelly Leak is the name of one of the main male characters in the Bad News Bears movie All the Kelly's I know are asian, but I should mention my school is also 60% asian. * In England, from Kelli in Devonshire, reflected as the Welsh/Cornish celli ("grove"), in public records dating as far back as 1194.There are several surname variants including: Cheallaigh (add the prefix Ní for a maiden name, instead of the masculine prefix Ó; see example Lisa Kelly/Laoise Ní Cheallaigh), Kelle, Kelley (often associated with pre-famine, mostly Protestant emigrants, during the Irish diaspora), Kellog, Kellye, Kellyn, and McCullough.Kelly, and variants, was originally only a surname. Etymologically, the Irish surname originated as a patronymic surname, with the prefix Ó ("grandchild", or "male descendant") and the suffix Ceallach ("strife", or "contention"), an Old Gaelic clan name, Ó Ceallaigh (anglicisized as "O'Kelly").It's been adapted to mean "brave warrior" in many English language armies (for example, the Irish Army, British Army, and Australian Army) and "warrior princess" by American popular culture. I never dealt with the rhyming taunts however - I married a man named Jay and at my wedding, the pastor presented us as Mr & Mrs. Jelly. My name is Kelly Lynn. But my name has meaning, and that is important to me. The use of Kelly as a given name is most likely from the trans-ferred use of the surname O' Kelly or Kelly, which is the second most common surname in Ireland. No kidding, you can find her on People Finders!Smelly Kelly ate some Jelly off her Belly! So yeah I feel like my name has never at all 'fit' me.
Will hit the big 60 this year! I never understood why it's a male's name though, it sounds girly to me. If you're naming your baby Kelly it's good to keep all this in mind! I was born in 1957. That being said, I LOVE my name. A young woman came in to get her own birth certificate, and her name was (would you believe) Kelly Kelly Kelly. My first name is my maternal grandmother's maiden name, my middle name is my paternal grandmother's maiden name, and I couldn't thank my mother enough for giving me a name that really matters! :) It's a great name if you feel that it fits you tho!While working at the Vital Statistics Office several years ago, a young woman came in to get a copy of her birth certificate, and her full name was Kelly Kelly Kelly! I'd go by my middle name if it didn't suck more.My name is Kelly, and I've always loved it. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelly, girl's name, was ranked #999 in 1944, then steadily gained popularity through 1977 (#10), before declining (#212 in 2006); Kelly, boy's name, was ranked in the top 600 through 1939, then steadily gained popularity through 1968 (#97), before declining (#884 in 2002). Growing up, there was never another Kelly in school - to this day, I still don't personally know anyone named Kelly.
I also like my Irish heritage, so I like that I have an Irish name. The name Kelly means Bright-headed and is of Irish origin. During this year, 18235 babies were named Kelly, which was 0.5848% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. I especially love that there's no nickname for it, because I never had to answer the question, "Do you go by Kelly or ______?" Like when I had to send a legal document back 3 times to get the spelling correct or when a teacher took over 20 minutes guessing everything, but the correct way, to spell my name.