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Kyle.

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kaɪl//ˈkaɪ.əl/
  1. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    countable
  2. A unisex given name. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A unisex given name. A female given name transferred from the surname.

    countable · uncommon · uncountable
  4. A placename A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A placename A census-designated place in South Dakota, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A placename A city in Texas, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.