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 [ syll. ky-lie, kyl-ie ] The girl name Kylie is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KAYLiy- KEY. Kylie's origin is Celtic and Australian, and its use, English. Celtic and Australian origin: The word kylie ('boomerang') is from an Australian Aboriginal language, but the name is most likely a coinage influenced by the names Kyle and Kelly. The popularity of the name has been mainly boosted by the Australian actress and singer Kylie Minogue (1968-), who first found fame acting in the long-running Australian television soap opera Neighbours (1985-), and then went on to become an international pop star. Forms of the name include the English names Kiely, Kiley, Kilie, Kylea, Kyleagh, Kyleigh, Kylene, and Kylii. In addition, Kylie is a form of the Yiddish and English Kyla in the English language. The spelling variants Keiley (English), Kylee (English), Kyley (English), Kyli (English), Kyllie (English), and Kyly (English) are other forms of Kylie. See also the related forms, the English and Irish Kelly and the Yiddish and English Kyle. Kylie is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest height of its usage in 2003, 0.277% of baby girls were named Kylie. It was #52 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #51 with a usage of 0.250%, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its family. Kylie was twice as popular as the 2nd ranked name, the English Kylee, in 2008. Kylie has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Kylie include the English Kiley, the English Kylee, the English Kyley, the English Kyli, the English Kylii, the English Kyllie, the English Kyly, the English Kaala, the English and Arabic Kaela, the English Kaelah, the English Kaelee, the English Kaeleigh, the English Kaeley, the English Kaelly, the English Kaely, the English Kahla, the English Kahlei, the English Kahley, the Hawaiian Kahlia, and the English Kaila. A famous person named Kylie is Singer Kylie Minogue, born 28 May 1968, Melbourne, Australia. KEY: approx pronunciation for Kylie: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
