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Kelsey

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈkɛlsi//

A habitational surname from Old English.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A habitational surname from Old English.

  2. 2

    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1990s.

  3. 3

    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  4. 4

    A placename: A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.

  5. 5

    A placename: A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Kelsey) in western Manitoba, Canada.

  6. 6

    A placename: A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.

  7. 7

    A placename: An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.

  8. 8

    A placename: A ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.

  9. 9

    A placename: An unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States.

  10. 10

    Variant of Mount KelseyA placename: Ellipsis of Mount Kelsey.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
Kelseys
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