Kylie (name)

Kylie
Pronunciation /ˈkаɪliː/
Gender Female
Origin
Region of origin Australian
Other names
Related names Kyly, Kyle, Kyla, Kylee, Kiley, Kayleigh, Kaylee, Kayla
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Kylie /ˈkl/[1] is the feminine form of Kyle. The name received much popularity from the success of Australian vocal artist Kylie Minogue.

In the Western Australian Aboriginal language Noongar, the settlers took the word Kiley/Kylie/Koilee to mean curved, returning stick or 'boomerang'.[2] Kyly, Kiley, and Kylee are variant spellings. [3]

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References

  1. See Pronunciation of Kylie. PronounceNames.com
  2. Morris, Edward Ellis (1898). Austral English: a dictionary of Australasian words, phrases, and usages. MacMillan & Co.
  3. Ramson, W.M. (2004). Lexical Images: The Story of the Australian National Dictionary. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551577-3.
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