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Re: Where does Kayleigh come from??
It's a variant spelling of Kayleyclick here --> KayleyThis website's homepage has a search feature. In the future, please search to see if the information you need is in the database before posting a thread here.
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Alternatively...Kayleigh could simply be a combination of Kay (itself either a form of Caius or a form of Katherine) and Leigh.Miranda
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EXCUSE ME IRISexcuse me, I already looked there, I was reading ON the message board of people discussing the name Kayleigh.Whuch all had different answers on where it came from and the meaning. So be polit6e before assuming I dint look there already. THANK YOU !
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I was being polite. I apologize if it didn't come across that way. Below is the etymological information provided in the hyperlink in my original post. What additional information specifically are you looking for?
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KAYLEY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KAY-lee [key]
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From the Irish surname Ó Caollaidhe, which means "descendent of Caollaidhe". The given name Caollaidhe derives from the Gaelic word caol "slender".
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