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Kelsey

/ˈkɛlsi/

Kelsey proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English. Also the ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

Proper noun

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

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

Also used as

Kelsey is also the ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

Forms of Kelsey

pluralKelseys

Origin of Kelsey

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

Words formed from Kelsey

Words that rhyme with Kelsey

Questions about Kelsey

What does Kelsey mean?
Kelsey means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Kelsey?
Kelsey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kelsey?
Kelsey is pronounced /ˈkɛlsi/.

Words near Kelsey in the dictionary

  1. Kelse
  2. Kelsea
  3. Kelsemaht
  4. Kelsenian
  5. Kelses
  6. Kelsey
  7. Kelseys
  8. Kelseyville
  9. Kelsie
  10. Kelsies
  11. Kelso

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