name
Kylie
KEYE-lee
name
1
A female given name, popularised internationally by the singer Kylie Minogue.
"There were three Kylies in her class at school."
"Kylie moved to London to pursue a music career."
noun
1
An Australian Aboriginal word for a type of boomerang.
"The museum displayed a hand-carved kylie alongside other traditional hunting tools."
"A kylie doesn't necessarily return to the thrower like the more famous curved boomerang."
How to Use Kylie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known today as a first name, though it also has an older, unrelated meaning as an Aboriginal Australian word for boomerang.
Common mistake
Despite the similar spelling, Kylie is not simply the feminine form of Kyle — the two names have separate origins.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Kylies plural, kylies plural
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Etymology
Uncertain origin, possibly linked to the Aboriginal Australian word for "boomerang"; the given name is unrelated to "Kyle" despite the resemblance.