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 [ 1 syll. doy-le, do-yle ] The boy name Doyle is pronounced DOYL KEY. Doyle has its origins in the Celtic language. It is used largely in English and Irish. The meaning of Doyle is 'descendant of Dubhghall, descendant of the dark stranger'. The first name is from the Gaelic surname Ó Dubhghaill meaning 'descendant of Dubhghall'; Dubhghall is an old form of Dougal derived from the elements dubh ('dark, black') and gall ('stranger'). Doyle can also be taken as a form of Dougal. Doyle is a variant form (English and Irish) of the Irish, Scottish, and English Dougal. Doyle is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1931, 0.063% of baby boys were named Doyle. It was #195 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its family, Doyle was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Doyle include the English and Czech Dal, the English Dale, the English Del, the English Dell, the name Dalal, the English Daley, the English Daly, the Romanian Dela, the English Derril, the English Derryl, the English DeWill, the Indian Dhawal, the Scottish Dolly, the Yiddish Dudel, the English Dudley, the English Dudly, the Scottish Dùghall, the Welsh Dyl, and the Italian Duilio. KEY: Pronunciation for Doyle: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
