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In a recent article in the well known paper 'The daily sport' the name Kelly was in a survey. This survey showed that girls with the name Kelly were seen as 'easy'. Is it true or just a load of old nonsense. I don't know many Kelly's but I can promise that the ones I know are not 'easy'. Although Kelly Brook was on the page of the survey with the title ' Why Kelly Brook would sleep with you' I believe it to be just a harmless survey for fun.

There is more to the name Kelly though. Kelly is pronounced as KEL-ee. The origin is either English or Irish, the name being Kelly could mean 'of the celts'. It could be related to the first name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ceallaigh. Alternatively, it might be related to a Pictish word meaning "wood" or "holly". As a surname, this name has belonged to actor and dancer Gene Kelly and actress Grace Kelly.

Another survey found through the internet says that Kelly's like to be in control. There have been a few other meanings to the name Kelly such a warrior, strife, from the spring and aggressive.

The name Kelly is a name for male and female. It is the second most popular Irish name after murphy. There are many spellings for the name Kelly such as Kellie, Kellye, Kelle, Kelli and Kelley.

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