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Kylie¹

  • /ˈkaɪ.li/

Rhymes with -aɪli

Where it comes from

Uncertain, possibly from 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 Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent.

proper noun Kylies

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly. 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.

kylie²

  • /ˈkaɪ.li/

Sounds like kiley, kyley, Kylie · Rhymes with -aɪli

Where it comes from

From an Aboriginal Australian language, possibly Nyunga kylie.

noun kylies · kiley · kyley

  1. Australia, Western A boomerang. Then we drove up to the cricket-ground to see them throw their boomerangs or kylies, which they did very cleverly. One of the kylies was broken against a tree, but most of the others flew with unerring precision.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kiley, kelly, kelley, kaili, killy, kylah, kyla, kaylyn, kaleigh, skyla, kylan, kylee, kylen, kaelyn, kyson, coraline

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"kylie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kylie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kylie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kylie

Chicago

"kylie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kylie.

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@misc{kylie_2026,
  title = {kylie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kylie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}