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Kylie (female)

Derivative(s):Kayley (F)
Derivative of:Kyle (F)
Can be spelt:Kyleigh (F)
Masculine form:Kyle (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, possibly from the Australian boomerang: "curved stick" but more probably derived from the male and female names, Kyle.  These come from the surname Kyle, named after an Ayrshire district place-name ["narrow (channel)"].

Kayley [q.v.] and its many variants are derived from Kylie.