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11 famous people named Jelly found on Wikipedia.
Jelly is a given name, surname, and nickname.
Late 14c., gelee, gelle, gelly, "semisolid substance from animal or vegetable material, spiced and used in cooking; chopped meat or fish served in such a jelly," from Old French gelee "a jelly," also "a frost," noun use of fem. past participle of geler "to congeal, to freeze," from Latin gelare "to freeze, congeal, stiffen," related to gelu "frost," from PIE *gela-, suffixed form of *gel- (2) "cold; to freeze" (see cold (adj.)). By early 15c. it was used of any jellied or coagulated substance; from 16c. as "thickened juice of a fruit prepared as food."
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelly Roll Morton | 1890 | American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer |
| 2 | Jelly d'Arányi | 1893 | Hungarian violinist |
| 3 | Jelly Taylor | 1910 | Negro League Baseball player |
| 4 | Jelly Gardner | 1895 | American baseball player |
| 5 | Jelly Selau | 1983 | Tuvuluan footballer |
| 6 | Ted Jelly | 1921 | English footballer |
| 7 | Jelly | Chinese singer | |
| 8 | William Jelly | Canadian politician | |
| 9 | David Jelly | 1847 | Canadian politician |
| 10 | Jelly Koopmans-Schotanus | 1919 | |
| 11 | Jelly Keekstra | 1948 |