Lyle

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Lyle

/laɪl/
/ˈlaɪəl/

Rhymes with -aɪl, -aɪəl

proper noun Lyles · Lisle · Lile · Lyall · Lyell

A Scottish habitational surname from Old French from Old French l'isle (“the island”).
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. By this means she learnt their Christian names, Robert, and Lyle — the latter of which she admired very much, and thought it exactly suited the pretty, delicate younger brother.
An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas.
A minor city and township in Mower County, Minnesota; named for politician and farmer Robert Lyle.
A census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington; named for postmaster and landowner James O. Lyle.

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Closest in meaning: blair, lille, night, lundie, leslie, lothian, lobban, leland, laith, logan, lavery, lynn, limerick, lochlan, laing, lennox

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@misc{lyle_2026,
  title = {Lyle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}