Where does “Keely” come from?

Keely is an English name of unknown origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Keely”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	keel	A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull...
2	Proto-Mongolic	kelen	tongue; language
3	Old English	cēlan	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	kōlijan	to cool, to make cooler
5	Proto-Germanic	kōlijaną	to make cold, to cool
6	Proto-Germanic	kōlaz	Alternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm
7	Proto-Germanic	kōluz	cool
8	Proto-Germanic	kalaną	to be cold, to freeze
9	Proto-Indo-European	ǵel-	to swallow; swallow

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