Carlyle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪl
• Homophone: Carlisle

Proper noun

Carlyle

1. An English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1945 December 30, “Miss Carlyle Purcell Bride in East Orange”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Miss Carlyle Isabelle Purcell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson Purcell of this city, was married to John J. Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brady, also of East Orange, this morning in Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church here.

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3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area.
4. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois; named for the founder Charles W. Slade's grandmother.
   2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas.
   3. A ghost town in Montana.
5. A locality in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

• Carlylean
• Carlyle circle
• Carlyleism
• Carlylese

Anagrams

• Callery, cellary, clearly

Middle English

Proper noun

Carlyle

1. alternative form of Carlele (“Carlisle”)