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Kyle
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kyle kýle
English
Etymology
From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).
Pronunciation
en /kaɪl/ /ˈkaɪ.əl/
en aɪl aɪəl 2
en chyle kile kyle
Proper noun
~
en countable en habitational Scottish Gaelic.
en countable en unisex.
en male surnames.
en 2005 Joyce Carol Oates Missing Mom 110 Ecco 006081621X 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.
en California governor candidate calls Auschwitz 'solution for homelessness,' sparks critisism w:The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-862394 2025-07-27 The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260511053115/https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-862394 11 May 2026
en uncommon en female surnames.
A placename
en town p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en CDP s/South Dakota c/USA.
en city s/Texas c/USA.
Derived terms
en Kyle of Sutherland
en Kyle Bay
Related terms
en Kyle of Durness Kyle of Lochalsh
See also
en Kylie Kayll
Anagrams
en ekly Lyke lyke yelk
en surnames from Irish unisex given names
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Kyle<ety:uder<gd:caol<ety:uder<mga:cáel<ety:uder<sga:coíl<ety:uder<cel-pro:*koilos<t:thin>>>>>>>>> 5 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Scottish Gaelic
Quotations
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