Kelli - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kelli \k(el)-li\ is a variant of Kelly (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Kelli is "descendant of Ceallach".

The baby name Kelli sounds like Kalli, Keili, Keeli and Kellie. Other similar baby names are Delli, Celli, Nelli, Kelsi and Melli.

Kelli is a very common first name for women (#366 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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