Kye - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Kye \k-ye\ is a variant of Kai (Welsh, Scandinavian, Greek) and Kyle (Gaelic), and the meaning of Kye is "keeper of the keys; earth; narrow, straight".

The baby name Kye sounds like Keye and Kaye. Other similar baby names are Nye, Kyp, Rye, Tye and Wye.

Kye is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#26390 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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