Etymology

Kielty

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Caoilte
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Caoilte“descendant of Caoilte”
  2. English todayKielty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoilte (“descendant of Caoilte”), a personal name probably based on caol (“slender”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.