English Explanatory Dictionary

Lyle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old French from Old French l'isle (“the island”).
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A locale in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas.
  5. A minor city and township in Mower County, Minnesota; named for politician and farmer Robert Lyle.
  6. A census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington; named for postmaster and landowner James O. Lyle.

Pronunciation

/laɪl/ /ˈlaɪəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lyle.wav

Word forms

Lyle Lyles Lisle Lile Lyall Lyell

Derived words

Lyle gun
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