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First name origin & meaning:

Scandinavian: Ceol's island; beautiful island; from the ship's island; shipping harbor

First name variations: Kelsi, Kelsie, Kelsy, Kelcie, Kelton, Kels, Kelsey

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Keyle, of uncertain origin.
  2. Probably in some cases of Scandinavian origin, an Americanized form of a patronymic from the Old Norse personal name Ketill meaning ‘kettle’, ‘helmet’ (see for example Ketelsen).