Kelsey (given name) Kelsey (given name) Kelsey Is a unisex given name of English origin. The name most probably derives from an Old English given name "Ceolsige", which meant "ship's victory", or it could be a place name meaning "Cenel's island". "Cenel's Island" is a combination of the Old English word "cenel", meaning "fierce", and "eg", meaning island. Kelsey was the 201st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It was among the top 50 most popular names for girls there in the 1990s. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys there
Peninsular chuckwalla Peninsular chuckwalla The peninsular chuckwalla ("Sauromalus australis") is a lizard belonging to the family Iguanidae. It is in the same genus as the other chuckwalla species. "S. australis" inhabits southeastern Baja California and eastern Baja California Sur in Mexico. The generic name, "Sauromalus", is a combination of two Ancient Greek words:σαῦρος ("sauros") meaning "lizard", and ομαλυς ("omalus") meaning "flat". Its specific name is derived from the Latin "australis", meaning "southern wind", as it inhabits the southern portion of the Baja peninsula. The common name "chuckwalla" derives from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or Cahuilla "caxwal", transcribed by Spaniards as "chacahuala". The