Keeley, Keely

[hazeleyes94]

Thoughts on Keeley or Keely?

Which spelling looks correct to you?

Is it boring or dated? DH and I seem to always go for names many people consider dated.

Is it better than Kayleigh?

It sounds like a hairdresser in an 80s soap.

Definitely Keeley. Personally think it's a great name 😄

Keeley. Like Keeley Hawes. Much better than Kayleigh which is extremely dated and has class-based connotations rightly or wrongly.

I love the name Keeley.

Be warned though, MN with deem it common, dated and chavvy.

Definitely Keeley.

I don't think it's as dated as Kayleigh or other names of the same era because it was never super popular.

I think it's quite nice.

Keeley sounds like a beautician from Essex.

Keeley.
Reminds me of Keeley Hawes who is a very classy and beautiful lady!

Also really like Kayleigh. It's soft and pretty and means dance in Irish.

Yes, it is all 3!

Keeley.

I like it, had a friend named that in the 90's. Never known it associated with certain people and I haven't heard it that often.

The same people who turn their nose up at that name probably are those that opt for the very sickly-sweet and unoriginal Aurelia/Olivia/Sophia/Aurora names.

You'd swear there was something wrong with being a hairdresser or a beautician. So many on MN are obsessed with class and desperately hope people will mistake them for being a drawer above the drawer they're actually in.

I'd go for Keeley as in the fabulous Keeley Hawes.

I once wanted to change my name and a bf suggested Keeley. I was not amused. It seems very made up/surname/silly to me, just a meaningless girly noise.

I've known 2 Keeley's. Not Keely.
Always liked Kayleigh but didn't go well with our surname.
How about Kellsey?

keeley

It's very rude and stereotypical isn't it?

Also really like Kayleigh. It's soft and pretty and means dance in Irish.
I think you mean Céilí

Sorry, not keeney...

Kayleigh is a modernised spelling but it does originate from Ceili yes, which also makes a beautifully spelt name.

Keeley. Not my choice but a perfectly reasonable name. Go for it. It's better than all the Evies, Isabelles, Avas around nowdays.

I thought it originated from the Marillion song.

I prefer Keeley just because I'd probably misread Keely as Kelly.

Wow. Rude.

Being described as a Glasgow Keelie is not a compliment…

I’m not mad on it and I do think it’s very dated.
I can’t stand Aurora either so I’m not sure what drawer that puts me in.

Well said! Like there's anything wrong with being a hairdresser from Essex
Anyway, I'm not mad on the name as it reminds me of Heely. The shoes on wheels that my kids were obsessed with for some time.