Boy's name
Ceallach
“KYAL-akh”
'war' or 'strife'
The story behind the name
Once very common, and borne by at least three saints — one of them the Archbishop of Armagh known as St Celsus, who died at Ardpatrick in Munster on 1 April 1129. The surname Kelly is built on the same word.
Where the name belongs
Surnames built on this name
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