Kelsey

English

Etymology

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛlsi/

Proper noun

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname
   1. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1990s.
   2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Kelsey) in western Manitoba, Canada.
   3. A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.
   4. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.
   5. A ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
   7. Ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

Derived terms

• Kelseyville
• Mount Kelsey
• South Kelsey

 

See also

• Kelce
• Kelcey
• Kelcie
• Kelcy
• Kelse
• Kelsie
• Kelsy

 

Anagrams

• skeely, sleeky, yeleks