Keighley

Keighley is an English given name transferred from the place name Keighley, a town in West Yorkshire, England. The place name derives from Old English, combining a personal name — likely Cyhha — with leah, meaning woodland clearing or meadow. As a given name it is rare and primarily found in Britain, following the tradition of adopting English topographical surnames and place names as first names. Variants include the surname-derived Keighley used occasionally for both sexes, with Keeley and Keely serving as phonetically similar but etymologically distinct alternatives.