Keilor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keilor

What is the meaning of the name Keilor ?

The baby name Keilor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-lor (/ˈkeɪlər/).

Keilor is English, Irish in Origin.

Keilor is a modern given name with roots in a Scottish place‑surname. The form likely reflects the Melbourne suburb Keilor, whose name was taken in the 1840s from a pastoral station named after the Scottish locale Keillor in Perthshire. The Scottish toponym is often linked to Gaelic elements coille “wood” + odhar “dun, gray‑brown,” yielding the sense “dusky/brown wood” or “wooded place of earthy hue.” As a given name, Keilor carries a crisp, place‑based character.

As a forename, Keilor is rare and contemporary, seen occasionally in Australia and other English‑speaking countries as part of the surname‑to‑first‑name trend. Variants and related spellings include Keillor (the older Scottish form) and Keeler/Keiler as phonetic or surname‑adjacent options; Kee‑lor is the usual pronunciation. The name skews masculine but is usable unisex, and its associations with landscape and migration lend it a quiet, grounded meaning.