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 [ 2 syll. kel-sey, ke-ls-ey ] The boy name Kelsey is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is KEHLSiy KEY. Kelsey is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. Derived from the elements 'ceol' meaning ship ; 'sige' meaning victory. The first name is from the English surname, which is itself from the masculine name Ceolsige (Old English). Kelci (English), Kelcie (English), Kelsi (English), and Kelsy (English) are variants of Kelsey. Kelsie (English variant spelling) is another form of Kelsey. Kelsey is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1989, 0.012% of baby boys were given the name Kelsey. It ranked at #634 then. The baby name has since substantially declined in popularity, and is currently of very light use. Within all boy names in its group, Kelsey was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Though Kelsey is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period from 1970 to 1976 when more boys were given the name. From 1977 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Kelsey. In 1996, the name Kelsey was given to 57 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Kelsey include Kelci (English), Kelsi (English), Kelsie (English), Kaliq, Kalixtus (German), Kaloosh, Kelcie (English), Kelso (English), Kelsy (English), Calixto (Spanish), Colas (French), Collis (English), Klaas (Dutch and German), Klaes (Frisian), Klaus (German and Scandinavian), Claas (Dutch and German), Clas (Finnish), and Claus (Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and English). A famous person named Kelsey is Kelsey Grammer, Actor, born 21 February 1955. KEY: Pronunciation for Kelsey: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
