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Kelsey (female)

Pet Name(s):Kel (F)
Derivative of:Cēnel (M) Céolsige (M)
Can be spelt:Kelsie (F)
Masculine form:Kelsey (M) Kelsie (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, male and female forename derived from the surname.

ONC gives two sources for the surname:

(1) from an Old English male name Céolsige, meaning "ship" + "victory";

(2) from a habitation name in Cheshire, England, itself from an Old English male name Cēnel, meaning "brave" + "island".
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