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)

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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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Omarosa Manigault:

   Where are the pictures or videos? If I had confronted John Kelly, who is a very formidable person, it would garner someone to take a photo or a video.

2. United States:

   We need another strong ambassador who will not only advocate for the United States, but also be a staunch voice for global human rights and democracy, i have no doubt Kelly Craft will faithfully represent the United States and I look forward to working with her as she assumes her new role.

3. Oscar Isaac:

   Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver, you knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know f ** k all. So what do you want me to say ?

4. Leo Terrell:

   She has damaged her chances for future custodial rights, she disobeyed a court order to return the children. A writ of habeas corpus was filed by the ex-husband and granted by a New York Court ordering her to turn over the children to the paternal grandmother. Kelly received bad legal advice to defy the court order.

5. Kelly Clarkson:

   I ask good people. I don't want to sing with crap people, so I mean, I ask people who are great vocalists, but I'm not going to point out anyone, i have asked several people. Sometimes I feel like I have the plague, or leprosy. Even so, as far as Reba McEntire is concerned, Kelly Clarkson does n’t need Reba McEntire help.

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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=KELLY