Keely: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Keely
Origin of the name Keely:
Modern coinage that might be a transferred use of the Irish surname Keeley, which is a variant of Kayley, an Anglicized form of MacCaollaidhe and O'Caollaidhe. These names are derived from the Gaelic caol (slender).
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We named our daughter Keely for several reasons. We wanted an uncommon name, and Irish name and a name with a meaning that was, well, meaningful. When we heard Keely, we liked it. When we saw that it means "beautiful," we HAD to name her that. I can't imagine her name being anything else now!
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keels, keely monster, kiki (courtesy her best friend)
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Keely Smith, (born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely), American Jazz and Popular music singer from 1950s and 1960s.
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- #842 in United States
