Where does “Keely” come from?
Keely is an English name of unknown origin and meaning.
Keely (English): Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle)
Definitions
- Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle)
Ancestry of “Keely”, step by step
Keely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English keel
| 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 | to cool, make cool |
| 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 |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |