Kelsey

English

Etymology

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛlsi/

Proper noun

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    1. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1990s.
    2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename:
    1. A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.
    2. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Kelsey) in western Manitoba, Canada.
    3. A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.
    4. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.
    5. A ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
    6. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
    7. Ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

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