Kelsey (given name)

Kelsey (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Kelsey


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gender = unisex
meaning = "ship's victory"
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origin = Old English
related names = Kelsi, Kelsie, Kel,
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Kelsey is a given name meaning 'from the ship island'. the name could be derived from an English given name "Ceolsige", which meant "ship's victory" or could be an Old English place name meaning "Cenel's island." [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/kelsey Behind the Name] ]

Kelsey was the 201st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It was among the top 50 most popular names for girls there in the 1990s. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys there in 1996. It was the 528th most common name for women in the United States in the 1990 census. Kelsey was ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Scotland in 2007. It was also among the top 100 names for girls born in England and Wales in the late 1990s. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=kelsey Behind the Name] ]

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