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Boyle.

A surname

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname

    countable · uncountable
  2. A surname A surname from Irish.

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  3. A surname A surname from Irish. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.

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  4. A place name: A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.

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  5. A place name: A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.

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  6. A place name: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.

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  7. A place name: A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

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  8. A place name: Ellipsis of Boyle County

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Where this word comes from

* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”). * As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.

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