Kelly

Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh [1] . As a surname, it has been borne by actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).As a given name it was mostly masculine before 1940, but it rose in popularity as a name for girls during the 40s and 50s, probably due both to Grace Kelly (who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956) and a female character on the 1957 television series Bachelor Father [2] . By the end of the 1970s it was on the decline.

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1. Woulfe, Patrick. Irish Names And Surnames, entry Ó Ceallaigh, available from https://www.libraryireland.com/names/contents.php.
2. Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 478.

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