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A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A boomerang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Western
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noun
an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kiley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick
History
Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”). Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent.
From an Aboriginal Australian language, possibly Nyunga kylie.
