Meaning and background
The story behind Keela
Keela appears in Wissen's Vornamenlexikon as an Irish name, glossed in German as die Schöne, “the beautiful one.” The entry is brief: it does not give an original Irish spelling, a sequence of older forms or historical attestations. That makes its interpretation worth attributing directly to the dictionary, rather than presenting a detailed derivation the source never supplies. For a dog called Keela, this remains a partially documented name explanation.
- Meaning
- Wissen's Vornamenlexikon interprets Keela as the beautiful one and labels it Irish. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Keela appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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