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Meaning & Origins
In origin a Welsh pet form of Meg; nowadays it is much used as an independent first name throughout Britain and in America and elsewhere in the English-speaking world.
| 180th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh ‘descendant of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all Irish family names in Ireland.
| 68th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Megann, Meganne, Megahn, Meghan, Megahan, Megaen, Megane, Megana, Megaan, Meagan
Kelley, Keller, Kellogg, Kelleher, Kellum, Kell, Kellar, Kellner, Kellam, Keel
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