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 [ 2 syll. kee-ly, ke-ely ] The girl name Keely is pronounced as KIYLiy KEY. Keely is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages. Its origin is Celtic. The first name is of uncertain origin; it could be derived from the Irish surname, which is of the element 'cadhla' (graceful). It could also be altered from Keelin with the popular feminine suffix '-ly'. Keeleigh (English and Irish), Keeley (English and Irish), Keelie (English), Keighley (English and Irish), and Keylee (English) are variants of Keely. Keely is a variant (English) of the name Keelin (Irish). Keely is also a variant (English) of the name Kayley (English and Irish). Keely is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity rose from the 1980s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1997 with 0.029% of baby girls being given the name Keely. It was #455 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.016% and its ranking #842. Among the family of girl names directly linked to Keely, Kayley (English and Irish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was 4.321% more popular than Keely. Baby names that sound like Keely include Kealey (English), Keali (English), Kealy (English), Keeley (English and Irish), Keeli (English), Keelie (English), Keiley (English), Keily (English), Keylee (English), Kieley (English), Kielly (English), Kiely (English), Kaala (English), Kaela (English and Arabic), Kaelah (English), Kaelee (English), Kaeleigh (English), Kaeley (English), Kaelly (English), and Kaely (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Keely: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
