# Kelly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛli/ · frequency rank #3,374

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

## Easily confused with
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-key)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kill)
- **kelp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kelp)
- **kills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kills)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kenny)
- **Kerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kerry)
- **Kelso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kelso)
- **knell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-knell)
- **Kelsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kelsey)
- **keel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keel-vs-kelly)
- **kell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kelly)
- **Keller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keller-vs-kelly)
- **keenly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keenly-vs-kelly)
- **Keeley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keeley-vs-kelly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eklly`, `kellyy`, `kely`, `kelyl`, `kkelly`, `klely`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kelly