Kaylee

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Kaylee
Pronunciation /ˈkli/ KAY-lee
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Irish Gaelic
Meaning slender
Other names
Related names Cailey, Caleigh, Caylee, Cayley, Kailee, Kaileigh, Kailey, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaylea, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kayli, Kaylie, Kaili, Katherine, Kayla, Ke'lyn, Kailie, Kaelee

Kaylee (also commonly spelt Kayley and Kayleigh) is a female given name formed through the combination of the names Kay and Lee. Kay is an English short form of the name Katherine, while Lee means "pasture" in English.[citation needed] Alternately, it is sometimes considered as an Anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic céilidh, a type of social dance or party in Ireland and Scotland.

See also

  • Céilidh, a Celtic country dance with similar pronunciation
  • Kayleigh, a 1985 song by British neo-prog rock band Marillion which popularised the name
  • Kayla, Kylie, similar female given names with different etymologies.
  • Kaylynn
  • Kaylee DeFer (b. 1986), American actress
  • Kaylee Frye, a character from the television series Firefly (2002–2003) and the movie Serenity (2005)
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