What does KELLY mean?

Definitions for KELLY
ˈkɛl ikel·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word KELLY.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willienoun

    United States circus clown (1898-1979)

  2. Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaconoun

    United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)

  3. Kelly, Gene Kelly, Eugene Curran Kellynoun

    United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)

Wiktionary

  1. Kellynoun

    transferred from the surname.

  2. Kellynoun

    A surname, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.

  3. Kellynoun

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  4. Kellynoun

    A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.

ChatGPT

  1. kelly

    Kelly is an Irish-originated unisex name that's commonly used in English-speaking countries. It means "war" or "strife." The name can also refer to a color, specifically a bright shade of green. Additionally, in certain contexts, Kelly may refer to the Kelly criterion or strategy in probability theory and finance that helps define the optimal size of a series of bets. It may also refer to various places, people, or things bearing the name.

Suggested Resources

  1. kelly

    Song lyrics by kelly -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kelly on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KELLY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kelly is ranked #74 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kelly surname appeared 267,394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 91 would have the surname Kelly.

    78% or 208,808 total occurrences were White.
    16.2% or 43,371 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 7,193 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 4,840 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 1,711 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 1,444 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'KELLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4492

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'KELLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3010

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of KELLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of KELLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of KELLY in a Sentence

  1. Carl Bernstein:

    ( The book) is a reconstruction of meeting after meeting after meeting in which you begin to wonder why doesn't John Kelly, the chief of staff, go to the Congress of the United States in executive session, resign for the good of the country, go to the Congress and say' I want to answer all of your questions about this president in full about what the context is, about what's in this book, et cetera, et cetera,' and then let's see how it holds up.

  2. Josh Holmes:

    In a difficult election cycle like this one, Kelly Loeffler really need candidates to avoid making selfish decisions that further complicate Kelly Loeffler party's ability to win, clearly that didn't happen in Georgia.

  3. Raphael Warnock:

    Instead of trafficking in division and proudly standing alongside those that spout dangerous rhetoric like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kelly Loeffler're focused on being a voice for all Georgians.

  4. Bridget Anne Kelly:

    I will not allow Bridget Anne Kelly to be the scapegoat in this case, and I look very much forward to the appeal.

  5. Derek Schmidt:

    Attacks on this ad are an attack on every Kansas parent, like Natalie, who is disappointed, frustrated and angry about Laura Kelly’s lockdowns and mandates, it’s one thing for the governor to tell parents over and over she ‘makes no apologies’ for the damage she's done to our kids, but it’s shameful her team is stooping to attacking Kansas parents because her loyalists can’t defend her record.

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