Kelly

//ˈkɛli// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh. countable, uncountable

    "A better and more straightforward appeal, though less cool, was made to him by Hugh Kelly, - - - The play was so successful, and Garrick said so much of it that Lord Pembroke was eager to be back from Paris to see it, though he said, with true aristocratic pride, that he could expect very little from such a name as "Kelly", especially if there be an "O'" before it."

  2. 2
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s. countable, uncountable

    "On the walls of the salon are blown-up photos of models with dazzling teeth and ingeniously tousled hair - women with names like Kelly and Dawn, who come from tiny towns in Texas and Washington, who are tall and thin, and who don't appear to be burdened by any pasts to speak of."

  4. 4
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Union County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clearfield, Juneau County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3981). countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Kelly green.

    "([…] something special in Kelly or red), whose narrow shawl collar has a slight V in back and knots at the throat in front."

  2. 2
    A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
  3. 3
    Kelly green.

    "Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or green, odd or off shades of rust, lavender, and other colors in the fashion cycle are now adapted in designing. Designers themselves have learned that the chubby is more truly eager for a fashionable dress[…]"

  4. 4
    A roly-poly (toy).

    "Tumblers, tilters and kellys are those toys which have a circular base with a weighted end. They sway to and fro and are not knocked completely over. They derive from the East and have various names, but most represent stability in some form or another."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

Etymology 3

See kelly green.

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