/ˈkɛli/
OriginBorrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.
- countable, uncountableA surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
“A better and more straightforward appeal, though less cool, was made to him by Hugh Kelly, - - - The play was so successful, and Garrick said so much of it that Lord Pembroke was eager to be back from”
“One way to see the radicalization of the likes of Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly is that they are adopting Fuentes-Lite positions on issues like immigration and vaccines.”
- countable, uncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
- countable, uncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.
“On the walls of the salon are blown-up photos of models with dazzling teeth and ingeniously tousled hair - women with names like Kelly and Dawn, who come from tiny towns in Texas and Washington, who a”
“One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mar”
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
- countable, uncountableA census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina.
- countable, uncountableA township in Union County, Pennsylvania.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
- countable, uncountableA town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Clearfield, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
- countable, uncountableA census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
- countable, uncountableA small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3981).
- countable, uncountableA locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
- Kelly green.
“([…] something special in Kelly or red), whose narrow shawl collar has a slight V in back and knots at the throat in front.”
“[…] red or Kelly, with curved yoke and collar; and garments in skipper, pink, red, black or gray, with covered buttons on a yoked back.”
- A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
- A roly-poly (toy).
“Tumblers, tilters and kellys are those toys which have a circular base with a weighted end. They sway to and fro and are not knocked completely over. They derive from the East and have various names, ”
- Kelly green.
“Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or gre”
“Heart's Desire—20 inch silk chiffon square—navy and shocking, grey and turquoise, brown and kelly, or green and violet, on white ground. $ 4.00 Matching contour belt […]”
FormsKellies(plural) · Kellys(nonstandard, plural) · Kelley(alternative) · Kelli(alternative) · Kellie(alternative) · kellies(plural)