Kylie (name)

Kylie (also spelled Kyly, Kiley, Kilee, or Kylee[1]) is a feminine given name. This name could derive from two different roots:

  • From the Noongar, an Indigenous Australian people, from the word "Kiley", meaning "curved, returning stick, boomerang".
  • From the Irish surname "O’Kiely", which in turn derives from the Old Gaelic surname "O’Cadhla", meaning "graceful or beautiful", descendant(s) of the graceful one.
Kylie
Pronunciation/ˈkаɪliː/ /'Kie-LEE:/
GenderFemale
Language(s)Noongar, Gaelic
Origin
Meaningboomerang or graceful/beautiful
Region of originAustralia, Ireland, Scotland
Other names
Related namesKyle, Kyla, Kylee, Kiley, Kayleigh, Kaylee, Kayla

The name became popular during the late 1960s to the early 1970s and was listed in 1970 in Australia as the fifth most popular girls name.[2] The Australian author Kylie Tennant (born 1912) may have been the modern originator of this name, 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] "Kylie" first appeared on the list of 100 most popular female baby names in New South Wales in 1965, reaching a peak of popularity in 1972-1974 when it was the second most popular girl's name.[5] In the US, the name was first recorded in the top 1000 female baby names in 1978, but did not reach the top 100 until 2001.[6]

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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. 35 (22). Australia. 25 October 1967. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Grant, Jane. Tennant, Kathleen (Kylie) (1912–1988). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (2015-01-23). "Facts & Statistics". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. Social Security Administration. "Popular Baby Names". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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