Definitions for Kelly
ˈkɛl iKel·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

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. 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. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly:

   We have got to get to the point of looking very, very hard at who is running for office, Kelly said. We need to look at their character, their record on integrity, morality ... then say, 'Now let's talk politics.

3. Donald Trump:

   GeneralJohn Kellymay be trying to institute military-style discipline in the West Wing, but that has n’t put a stop to the civil war happening over President Donald Trump’s National Security Council. If anything, the dawning of the John Kelly era may have accelerated that war. The national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, has removed three NSC aides loyal to Trump aideSteve Bannonin the last three weeks. Bannon allies inside and outside the administration have fired back, starting rumors that McMaster is on his way out the door and documenting the Army general’s deviations from President Donald Trump. The latest move against Bannonites came Wednesday when McMaster fired the NSC’s senior director for intelligence, Ezra Cohen-Watnick. McMaster’s previous attempt to remove Ezra Cohen-Watnick from the staff had been blocked by Bannon and President Donald Trump himself. … Meanwhile, Bannon’s allies outside White House are trying to put the squeeze on McMaster. On Wednesday, radio hostLaura Ingrahamtweeteda months-old article from theNew York Timesabout McMaster’s ‘ break with the administration on Islam. ’.

4. Joy Behar:

   McCain said. Behar was apparently inflamed by McCain’s comment. We're talking about Kelly. We're talking about Kelly! We are not talking about abuse right now, don’tsay something like that. McCain attempted to point out that Behar was laughing but the liberal host interrupted.

5. John Kelly:

   John Kelly always knows where I stand, and John Kelly and I both know this story is total BS.

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