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Kelly is an English-language unisex given name, derived from the Irish surname Kelly. It has predominantly been used as a feminine given name, with a significant minority usage as a masculine name; during the peak of the name's popularity in the United States during the 1960s to 1970s, feminine usage was about four to five times as frequent as masculine usage. ==Etymology== (詳細はClan Kelly in Scotland, possibly derived from a toponym Kelloe. The Irish surname may be from either ''Ó Ceallaigh'' or ''Ó Cadhla'', or yet again from a toponym such as Kelly, near Arbroath or Kellie, in Fife. The surname was established in the United States by the early 19th century, and it began to be used as a masculine name in the later 19th century. Feminine usage first appears in the 1940s, and surpasses masculine usage in 1957. Its from the Irish name Cellach. St. Cellach of Armagh, venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Cellach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kelly (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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