Kylieとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /ˈkaɪ.li/
• 韻: -aɪli
• ハイフネーション: Ky‧lie

固有名詞

Kylie (plural Kylies)

1. A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly.
   • 2002, Erinn Banting, Australia: The People‎, page 30:

     Kylie and her parents had been driving through the outback for hours. They had taken a five-hour flight from Sydney, where they lived, to Perth, in Western Australia. From Perth, they had to drive another seven hours to get to Kylie′s aunt and uncle′s sheep station.

   • 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday,, →ISBN, page 102:

     Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —

   • 2025 April 2, Ben Morse, “‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter”, in CNN‎:

     Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.

派生語

アナグラム

• Kiley, Kiely, ylike, likey, kiley, Keily