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Keelan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Keelan

[ 2 syll. kee-lan, ke-el-an ] The boy name Keelan is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KIYLahN KEY. Keelan is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Celtic. The name's meaning is slender one. Derived from the element 'caol' which means narrow, slender. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic name Caolan. The name Keelin (Irish) is the female form of Keelan. Caolan (Irish), Kealan (English), and Kelan (English) are variants of Keelan.

Keelan is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Keelan include Kealan (English), Kalen (English and German), Kalin (English), Kallum (English and Scottish), Kalman (German), Kalum (English and Scottish), Kálmán (Hungarian), Kelan (English), Kelemen (Hungarian), Kelen (English), Kelin (English), Kellan (English), Kellen (English), Kellin (English), Kelwyn (English), Killian (English, French, German, and Irish), Klema (Czech), Klemen (Slavic), Klemo (Czech), and Kolman (Czech and German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Keelan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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