Details for the forename Kelsey

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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".