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
Adel (name) of the names Adelais, Aderic, Adolf, Albert, and Alice, and their variants in other languages. The name derives from Old Dutch "ōþil", Old German "adal", Old Norse "aðal", Old French "œ̄ðel", and Old English "æðel" by evolution of proto-Germanic "aþalą" (meaning "noble" and "kin") and "ōþilą" (meaning "inheritance" and "rule of the land"). Today, "adel" is used throughout much of north-western Europe as the word for nobility. Aristocratic prestige is its very essense. Other origins include: Adel was found over 4,000 times as a family name and over 15,000 times as a given name in 55 different countries. It is