Names That Mean Slender

Is Keela distinct enough from Kayla to sound fresh and new? Maybe, though its similarity to the trendy cluster of names that also includes Kaylie and Kylie and Kelly may be enough to turn you off. Keela, a relative of the less serious Keely and the male Keelan, is used in modern Ireland.

Variant of Caelan

In Irish legend Caoilte or Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet.

Keelin is a form of Keelan, the Anglicized phonetic form of Caelan or Caoilinn, said to be a unisex name but in practice used almost exclusively for boys. Girls would more often be called Keela, Keeley, or Keely.

A cool-soungin ancient Armenian name which has belonged to several historical kings.

This anagram of Agnes is not related to that name; rather it comes from the Gaelic word seang meaning "slender".

Rare Irish saint's name sometimes anglicized as Keelin or Caelin.