kelly

/ˈkɛli/

kelly means A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.

kelly is pronounced /ˈkɛli/.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

name

A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clearfield, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
A placename; A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3981).
A placename; A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.

noun

Kelly green.e.g.“([…] something special in Kelly or red), whose narrow shawl collar has a slight V in back and knots at the throat in front.” — 1949 November 19, The New Yorker, volume 25, page 88:
A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
A roly-poly (toy).
Kelly green.

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Words closest in meaning

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greenish 56% match — Somewhat green in color. vs kelly →
emerald 55% match — Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. vs kelly →
greenless 55% match — Without the color green. vs kelly →
greening 53% match — The process of becoming green. vs kelly →
greened 53% match — That is covered in green. vs kelly →
bermuda 53% match — A pale, slightly blue shade of green vs kelly →
beryl 52% match — A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈). vs kelly →
verdant 51% match — Green in colour. vs kelly →