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Céolsige (M)>

Céolsige (male)

Derivative(s):Kelsey (F) Kelsey (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Old English male forename meaning "ship" + "victory".  ONC suggests this as a possible origin for the surname Kelsey and hence the male and female forenames Kelsey [q.v.] may have been derived from it.

The suggested alternative origin for the surname was from the Old English male name Cēnel, meaning "brave" + "island".