Kellie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kellie

What is the meaning of the name Kellie ?

The baby name Kellie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛli/ (KEL-ee).

Kellie is English in Origin.

Kellie is the -ie spelling of Kelly, ultimately from the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, “descendant of Ceallach,” a personal name of uncertain origin. Scholars variously connect Ceallach with ideas of “war/strife,” “bright-headed,” or (less securely) “church-goer,” so Kellie is typically glossed as warlike or bright. The name also overlaps with the Scottish surname Kellie, taken from the place-name in Fife, though modern given-name use stems chiefly from the Irish line.

As a given name, Kelly began to circulate in the English-speaking world by the late 19th century and turned strongly unisex in the mid-20th; feminine popularity rose sharply after Grace Kelly’s fame. The Kellie spelling, more distinctly feminine, peaked in the 1970s–80s in the United States, Britain, and Australia, and is now familiar but less common. Variants and cognates include Kelly, Kelli, Kelley, Kellee, and the Irish Ceallach; short forms include Kel or Kell.