Kyle

See also: kyle

English

Etymology

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪl/
• Rhymes: -aɪl
• Homophones: chyle, kile, kyle

Proper noun

Kyle (plural Kyles)

1. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 2005 Joyce Carol Oates: Missing Mom. Ecco 2005. →ISBN 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.

3. (uncommon) A female given name transferred from the surname.
4. A town in Saskatchewan
5. A census-designated place in South Dakota
6. A city in Texas

See also

• Kyle of Lochalsh

Anagrams

• Lyke, lyke, yelk

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Etymology

From English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Old Irish cáel, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”).

Proper noun

Kyle

1. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyle.