Definitions for Kelly
ˈkɛl ikel·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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.

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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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Actress
   • Choreographer
   • Clown
   • Dancer

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

How to pronounce Kelly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Kelly in sign language?

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. National Public Radio:

   Afterwards, Pompeo proceeded to shout his displeasure at being questioned about Ukraine. He used repeated expletives, according to Kelly, he asked, 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?' He used the F-word in that sentence and many others.

2. Jon Ossoff:

   So all of that nonsense and distraction, the denial about the election outcome, Kelly Loeffler need to be focused on containing the spread of this virus and rushing direct financial relief to ordinary Americans who are suffering.

3. The NRSC:

   Mark Kelly might be new to the Senate, but Mark Kelly is already an expert in speaking Washington Politician. Mark Kelly has worked hand-in-hand with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Chuck Schumer to create this border crisis. Now back in Arizona, Mark Kelly is pretending to care about the crisis Mark Kelly helped create.

4. Thiago Augusto:

   When we started out, we got very little energy, today, with the development of Kelly's research in her masters, we got enough energy to power 50 or 60 LED bulbs every ten seconds. It's a considerable amount of energy that is free, and which comes from the environment.

5. Cat Ellington:

   Grace Kelly's 'Lisa Carol Fremont' is my spirit animal.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Kelly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kelly
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html