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What does Kellye mean?
Kellye 
as a girls' name. Kellye means "strife, war". Kellye is an alternate form of Kelly (Irish, Gaelic): transferred use of the surname.
STARTS WITH Ke-
ASSOCIATED WITH strife (battle)
Variations
VARIANTS Kellie▼, Kelli▼, Kelley▼, Kelleigh, Kellee
OTHER FORMS VIA KELLY Kelleen, Kellina, Kellyann, Kellyanne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kellye Rihanna (K.R.), ..
How popular is Kellye?
Kellye is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2509 out of 4276, Top 59%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Kellye was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its peak rank of #1237 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Kellye ranked in the Top 2000 are Kellee, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, Kelly (#618 VIA LATEST LIST) and Kellyann. These relations of Kellye were popular with parents 48 years ago (MEDIAN #767) and are now significantly less widespread (#1802, ▼98%), with forms like Kelli becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Kellye is alike in pronunciation to Callee, Cally, Kaelee, Kaeley, Kaelie, Kalae, Kalee▼, Kaley▼, Kalie▼, Kalla, Kalley, Kally, Kaylie▼, Keala, Kealey, Kealy, Keely▼, Keila, Keilie, Keylie, Keyllie, Kiley▼, Kylee▼, Kyley and Kylie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Belle▼, Billye, Cellie, Delle, Delly, Helle, Hellee, Hollye, Kahle, Kalle, Karlye, Kayle▼, Keelyn, Kelby, Kelcie▼, Kelcy, Kellan, Kellbie (see Kelby), Kellda (see Kelda), Kellen, Kellsey, Kellsie, Kellyn, Kelpie, Kelsee, Kelsie▼, Kelsy, Khloe, Kloe▼, Kyle▼, Mellie▼, Melly, Nelle▼, Nellie▼, Nelly and Verlye (see Beverly). These names tend to be less frequently used than Kellye.
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