Kylie (name)

Kylie
Pronunciation/ˈkаɪliː/ /'Kie-LEE:/
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Noongar, Gaelic Irish
Meaningboomerang or graceful/beautiful or princess
Place of originAustralia, Ireland, Scotland
Other names
Related namesKyle, Kyla, Kylee, Kiley, Kayleigh, Kaylee, Kayla
The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: Kylie.

Kylie (also spelled Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kilee, Kylee, Kyleigh, or Kyly[1]) is a feminine given name.

The name became popular from 1960s to the 1970s. In 1970, it was the fifth most popular girl's name in Australia.[2] The Australian author Kylie Tennant is thought to make the name popular. She was born Kathleen Tennant, but was called Kylie in childhood.[3] According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, the publication of her third novel in 1941 "made her a household name and brought her international acclaim".[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Ramson, W. M. (2004). Lexical Images: The Story of the Australian National Dictionary. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551577-3.
  2. ↑ "1970 Top 100 Baby Names".
  3. ↑ "I'm going to jail... I'm going tonight". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 35, no. 22. 25 October 1967. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Grant, Jane. Tennant, Kathleen (Kylie) (1912–1988). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 July 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)