Kylin

#70 in Mississippi

Meaning of Kylin

Kylin bursts onto the scene like a sparkler at a Diwali night, a lively unisex choice that marries East-Asian mystique with breezy Western cool. Legend first whispers of the Qilin—the gentle, unicorn-like guardian of Chinese folklore—and those ancient hoofbeats echo in Kylin’s modern rhythm, while a Celtic breeze from “Kyle” and the lyrical –lin ending sprinkle the name with Gaelic green. Because it balances strength and softness, Kylin shapeshifts easily, dressing up in a blazer for boardrooms or swirling in Bollywood colors on the dance floor. In American nurseries it’s been playing a patient game of hopscotch, hovering around the 700s and 800s in the charts for three spirited decades, proof that it stays rare enough to feel special yet familiar enough to pronounce without a stumble. Altogether, Kylin is a bright kite in a summer sky—easy to spot, hard to forget.

Pronunciation

American English

  • Pronunced as KY-lin (/ˈkaɪlɪn/)

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