Given name & surname

Kennelly

“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”

Kennelly is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kennelly is a form of Kenneally. Kenneally goes back to Irish Ó Cionnfhaolaidh, meaning “descendant of Cionnfhaoladh.”

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Where it comes from

Kennelly is a form of Kenneally. Kenneally comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kennelly’s family of names

In English usage, Kennelly as a surname has a related form in KENNEALLY.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Irish

Kenealy

“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”

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Irish

Keneally

“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”

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Irish

Connely

Connely is a surname from Irish.

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Irish

Quealy

“son of Caollaidhe”

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Irish

Conly

“one who is pure; chaste”

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Irish

Corbally

Corbally is a surname from Irish.

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Irish · Literary

Meneely

“son of the poet”

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Irish

Connulty

Connulty is a surname, probably from Irish.

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Sibling ideas

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