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Kellis

Kellis proper noun: a surname from Greek.

Proper noun

Kellis (plural Kellises)

  1. A surname from Greek.

Forms of Kellis

pluralKellises

Origin of Kellis

A variant of Kelly or from Greek Κέλλης (Kéllis), a nickname for a bald man, from Turkish kel (“bald”).

Questions about Kellis

What does Kellis mean?
Kellis means a surname from Greek.
What part of speech is Kellis?
Kellis is a proper noun.

Words near Kellis in the dictionary

  1. Kelling
  2. Kellingley
  3. Kellings
  4. kellion
  5. kellipot
  6. Kellis
  7. Kellises
  8. Kellison
  9. Kellisons
  10. Kellman
  11. Kellmans

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