Kyle

See also kyle

English

Etymology

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol, narrows.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪl

Proper noun

Kyle

1. A habitational surname.
2. A male given name, transferred from the surname.
3. (dated) A female given name, transferred from the surname

Quotations

• 2005 Joyce Carol Oates: Missing Mom. Ecco 2005. ISBN 006081621X page 110:

  Wally Szalla was the least discomforting of men, nothing like the pushy arrogant guys I was always meeting, or who were always meeting me. Guys with names like Dale, Brock, Kevin, Kyle. Guys with names nothing like Wally.

Anagrams

• lyke, yelk