Wylie

Scottish, diminutive of William
"resolute protection"

Wylie Origin and Meaning

The name Wylie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "resolute protection".

Wylie is one Celtic surname with as much appeal for girls as for boys. Wylie is ripe for spelling variations: Wiley is as appropriate as Wylie but when you spell it Wylei, as Corey Parker did for his son, you're getting into yooneek naming territory.

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Wylie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Famous People Named Wylie

  • Wylie HaysAmerican model
  • Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson (b. 1998)American actress; daughter of actor Richard Dean Anderson