|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Kelly
Kelly ♀, ♂ Originally an Anglicized form of the ancient Irish male name Ceallach. It is now very widely used in the English-speaking world, mainly as a girl's name. This is a transferred use of the surname Ó Ceallaigh ‘descendant of Ceallach’.
Variants: Kelley, Kellie ♀. |
|
|
Cite this article
PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kelly.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kelly.html |
|
Kelly
Kelly ♀, ♂ (Irish) Originally an Anglicized form of the male name Ceallach, now widely used as a girl's name.
|
|
|
Cite this article
PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kelly1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kelly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kelly1.html |
|
Kelly
|
|
|
Cite this article
A. D. MILLS. "Kelly." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kelly." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kelly.html A. D. MILLS. "Kelly." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kelly.html |
|
kelly
kelly The driving chuck of a rotary drill system through which the rotation is transmitted to the drill stem.
|
|
|
Cite this article
AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "kelly." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "kelly." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-kelly.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "kelly." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-kelly.html |
|
Kelly
Kelly •belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli
•trebly
•assembly, trembly
•deadly, Hedley, medley, redly
•friendly • freckly
•cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly
•heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly
•Bentley • deathly
•Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley
•yellow-belly • underbelly
•bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele
•ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely
•stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley
•comradely
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Kelly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kelly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kelly.html "Kelly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kelly.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
