kelsey name meaning
Look up Kelsey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kelsey is a given name meaning 'from the ship's island'. The name could be derived from an English given name Ceolsige, which meant ship's victory could be an Old English place name meaning Cenel's island..Cenel's Island is a combination of the Old English word cenel, meaning fierce, and eg, meaning island.Another explanation of the meaning of Kelsey says that the name has Scandinavian origins, roughly meaning 'isle of the ships'.elsey 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 in 1996.