Kaylee
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| Kaylee | |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪli/ 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 |
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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.
[edit] See also
- Céilidh, a Celtic country dance with similar pronunciation
- Kayleigh, a 1985 song by British prog-rock group 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)
