Kelly in records as a traveller goes back to about 1697 found in Ireland, Scotland and England, remembering that Irish Travellers had been in England and Scotland long before the Gypsies arrived, also spelt as Kelley, Rawson slightly earlier but that is in England around 1596, there is a reference for 1891 England …

war, lively, bright-headed

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KELLY is 80.6% White, 3.9% Hispanic origin, 11.5% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.

As written (קלי), Kelly in Hebrew means ‘toast’—albeit pronounced kally, and only in the lexicon of the Academy of the Hebrew Language (in everyday Hebrew, ‘toast’ is tost).

Clan Kelly is a Scottish clan. An early Scottish bearer of the name was William de Kellaw, who was bailiff to Alexander III in 1278. Another was Richard de Kellow, who is recorded in 1338 as a witness to a charter in Roxburghshire. The name is also found in Fife and Angus in two place-names, for example Kellie Castle.

It is a very popular Irish name meaning war, lively, and aggressive. From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu’a) meaning “YAHWEH is salvation”, from the roots יְהוֹ referring to the Hebrew God and יָשַׁע meaning “to save”. Other origins for the name Kelly include – Irish, Gaelic, Scottish, Gaelic, Scottish.

Kelly in Irish is Ceallach.

Kathleen is a given name, used in English- and Irish-language communities. Sometimes spelled Cathleen, it is an Anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline, which was the Old French form of Catherine.

The name Caitlin means Pure and is of Irish origin. Pronounced “Cotch-LEEN” in Irish or “KATE-lin” in English.

In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure. Clear. Innocent. From the Gaelic form Caitlin.

When Catholicism took hold in Ireland, it brought with it a tide of St. Catherines, popularizing the name. Catherine became Caitlín in Irish which was Anglicized first as Cathleen and then Kathleen. The name means pure.

Caitlin is Irish, but Irish parents wouldn’t pronounce it “Kate-lyn”, like most Aussie parents would. They’d pronounce it more like “Kat-leen”. (Or perhaps even “Koyt-leen” or “Kotch-leen”, depending on what part of Ireland they’re from.)

Answer. Caitlin in French is Catherine.

Caitlín (pronounced [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]) is a female given name of Irish origin. Historically, the name was only anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.

Caterina

Catherine in Irish is Caitrín.

We combed through more than 700,000 baby names registered on the BabyCenter site and found those with the most alternate spellings for both boys and girls. The winners? Caden, with 52 different spellings, and Aaliyah, with a whopping 89!

The variant spelling Allison is the most common form in the United States. Other variations include Alisson, Allyson, Alyson, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Alie, Ali, Ally, Aly, Al, Aley and Alli. Allison also has separate, disputed roots as a family name.

Bailey was the 665th most popular name for American boys born in 2007 and the 83rd most popular name for American girls….Bailey (given name)

Bailey as a girl’s name (also used as boy’s name Bailey), is pronounced BAY-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Bailey is “berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification”. Similar Names. Related Baby Names Lists.