First names in Hebrew

First name Kelly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קלי

Gematria value: 140

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kelly is written קלי

Meaning and origin

What does Kelly mean?

Meaning: from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh (meaning disputed: "strife" or "bright-headed")
Origin: Irish

Kelly comes from an Irish family name, Ó Ceallaigh, "descendant of Ceallach". The meaning of Ceallach is disputed: it is linked to a word meaning "strife", or explained as "bright-headed". First a family name, Kelly became a first name in America in the twentieth century and was among the top girls' names in the 1970s.

Gematria

Kelly = 140

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קלי has 3 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total140

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Kelly, from ק to י:

קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5

The book of your first name

Kelly, in nine pages

• Kelly, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Kelly
• Kelly, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Kelly in three answers

How do you write Kelly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kelly is written קלי.

What is the gematria value of Kelly?
Written קלי, Kelly is worth 140: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Kelly mean?
From the Irish Ó Ceallaigh (meaning disputed: "strife" or "bright-headed") (origin: Irish). Kelly comes from an Irish family name, Ó Ceallaigh, "descendant of Ceallach". The meaning of Ceallach is disputed: it is linked to a word meaning "strife", or explained as "bright-headed". First a family name, Kelly became a first name in America in the twentieth century and was among the top girls' names in the 1970s.