Kylie (name)

Kylie (name)

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Kylie (pronEng|kаɪliː [See [http://www.pronouncenames.com/search.php?name=Kylie Pronunciation of Kylie] . "PronounceNames.com"] ) is a common female personal name of Australian origin. The name is derived from a Noongar (Australian Aboriginal) word meaning 'boomerang'. [cite book
last= Hanks
first= P
coauthors= Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F
title= A Dictionary of First Names
publisher= Oxford University Press
year= 2006] The name Kylie also means "attractive". In Hawaiian, Kylie means "beautiful spirit". Since the 1980s Kylie has also become a common name for girls in the United States, where it is thought of as a feminine form for Kyle.Fact|date=October 2007 "Kiley" and "Kylee" are variant spellings.Fact|date=October 2007

Examples

Well known Kylies include:

People
* Kylie Bax (born 1975), New Zealand fashion model
* Kylie Ireland (born 1970), US actress best known for her work in pornographic films
* Kylie Kwong (born 1969), Australian television chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur
* Kylie Leuluai (born 1978), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Kylie Minogue (born 1968), Australian singer and actress
* Kylie Tennant (1912–1988), Australian novelist, playwright, writer, critic, biographer, and historian
* Kylie Travis (born 1970), Australian actress
* Kylie Tyndall (born 1992), US actress

Fictional Characters
* Kylie Griffin, goth girl and member of "Extreme Ghostbusters", from the cartoon of the same name
* Kylie Koopa, koopa photojournalist in the video game ""
* Kylie Mole, school girl character and 1980s cult icon featured on Australian comedy TV show "The Comedy Company", played by Mary-Anne Fahey

Internet/On the Web

[http://www.thecheung.com/kylie/online_library.htmk The Online Library] , official site of Kylie Cheung

ee also

*Kylie (disambiguation)
*Kaylee, Kayleigh and Kayla

References


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