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Lyle
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Lisle Lile Lyall Lyell
Pronunciation
en /laɪl/ /ˈlaɪəl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lyle.wav Southern England
en aɪl aɪəl 1
Proper noun
s
en Scottish habitational Old French from en fro l'fro isle the island.
en unisex surnames.
en 1850 w:Dinah Craik Olive Chapman and Hall 147 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.
en 2015-02-27 Book by U of G History Professor Tells the Story of Prolific Nurse Lyle Creelman University of Guelph News https://news.uoguelph.ca/2015/02/book-by-u-of-g-history-professor-tells-the-story-of-prolific-nurse-lyle-creelman/ Lyle Morrison Creelman died in 2007 at the age of 98, but U of G history professor Susan Armstrong-Reid interviewed her a few years previously and says, "She was a woman of strong character until the end." https://web.archive.org/web/20250415221306/https://news.uoguelph.ca/2015/02/book-by-u-of-g-history-professor-tells-the-story-of-prolific-nurse-lyle-creelman/ 15 April 2025
en locale c/US:
en unincorporated community co/Decatur County s/Kansas.
en minor city/and/twp co/Mower County s/Minnesota ; named for politician and farmer Robert Lyle (Minnesota politician) Robert Lyle.
en CDP co/Klickitat County s/Washington ; named for postmaster and landowner James O. Lyle.
Derived terms
en Lyle gun
Anagrams
en elly Yell ye'll yell