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Kylie
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kylie
English
+ (name)
Etymology
en, possibly from en kylie boomerang. Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to en Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkaɪ.li/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kylie.wav Southern England
en aɪli 2
en Ky lie
Proper noun
s
en female coinages Khylie,Kilee,Kileigh,Kiley,Kylee,Kyleigh,Kyley,Kyly.
en 2002 Erinn Banting Australia: The People 30 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yDZ_L9R0G04C&pg=PA30&dq=kylie+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XQuZT-XyBcHmmAW8-LWPBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=kylie%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false Kylie and her parents had been driving through the outback for hours. They had taken a five-hour flight from Sydney, where they lived, to Perth, in Western Australia. From Perth, they had to drive another seven hours to get to Kylie′s aunt and uncle′s sheep station.
en 2010 w:Joanne Harris blueeyedboy Doubleday, 9780385609500 102 Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —
en Ben Morse ‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/sport/jason-kylie-kelce-announce-fourth-daughter-finnley-spt-intl/index.html 2025-04-02 Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family. https://web.archive.org/web/20250403173313/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/sport/jason-kylie-kelce-announce-fourth-daughter-finnley-spt-intl/index.html 3 April 2025
Derived terms
en Ky
Anagrams
en eikly Kiley Kiely ylike likey kiley Keily