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Keileigh
How to Pronounce Keileigh
Pronounced KAY-lee /ˈkeɪ.li/Medium
Meaning: Keileigh is an elaborate spelling of Kayleigh or Kailey; the name is variously linked to the Gaelic caol, slender, to the Irish ceilidh, a lively social gathering, and to the surname Kay, and this spelling stacks the -eigh ending fashionable in the trend.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Keileigh is one of the most elaborate spellings of Kayleigh, a name linked to the Gaelic caol, slender, and to the ceilidh, an Irish gathering of music and dance. The -eigh ending marks it as a product of the spelling-variety trend, and it reached a modest high in the early twenty-tens.
This spelling was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak, while Kayleigh and Kaylee stayed popular. A girl named Keileigh at that high is in her early teens today. It carries a bright, lilting sound in a highly personal spelling.
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What does the name Keileigh mean?
It is a variant of Kayleigh and Kailey, linked to the Gaelic for slender and the Irish ceilidh gathering.
How do you pronounce Keileigh?
It is said KAY-lee /ˈkeɪ.li/, two syllables with the stress at the front.
Is Keileigh a boy or girl name?
Keileigh is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Keileigh?
It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early twenty-tens.