At a Glance: Name: Kelp – Meaning: brown seaweed – Origin: English (origin uncertain) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KELP
Kelp is an English (origin uncertain) unisex name meaning “brown seaweed”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Kelp
Meaning: Brown seaweed.
Origin: English (origin uncertain).
A common claim: Possibly Norse or Dutch origin Actually: Kelp is sometimes said to come from Old Norse or Dutch, but standard etymological references treat its ultimate origin as unknown.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kelp
Phonetic: KELP IPA: /kɛlp/
Popularity of Kelp
Kelp doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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