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. John Curtis:

   I’ve been very blessed to be able to be in a family that has put athletics in such a high regard and understands that it’s a vehicle that can bring us to places that we never thought would be possible, i’ve always been known as John Curtis’ daughter, and now that I’m on Team USA he’s starting to be known as Kelly Curtis’ father. I like that.

2. The Republican:

   Joe Biden is spending like a drunken sailor at every single opportunity. Mark Kelly just says yes. He can't say no to [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer. He can't say no to Joe Biden.

3. Adam Gorney:

   It feels like everybody that Dan Mullen was involved with, (Napier’s) not going to be all that interested in, there might be some that remain, but a lot of those kids are looking elsewhere. Florida might be one of those situations and LSU might be one of those situations where a lot of those kids wait until February just because Napier and Brian Kelly have come in there and sort of decided to go in different directions in a lot of places.

4. Red State chief Erick Erickson:

   While I have tried to give him great latitude, his remark about Megyn Kelly was a bridge too far.

5. Bonnie Fuller:

   Kelly can definitely still have a long and successful career in Hollywood, as long as Kelly can guarantee that she can commit and show up for a TV series or film shooting schedule, she can be hired.

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