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 [ 1 syll. ly-le, lyl-e ] The boy name Lyle is pronounced as LAYL KEY. Lyle is primarily used in English and its language of origin is Old French. From the words 'de' which means from ; 'isle' which means island. The first name is from an English and Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman 'de l'isle' (island) meaning 'from the island'. The place name usually referred to an area of raised land or higher ground, not necessarily in the river or sea. The first name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. The English names Lisle, Ly, and Lyell are variant forms of the name. Lyle is a rare baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1918, 0.095% of baby boys were named Lyle. It was #145 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a steep decline in frequency since then, and is now of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its family, Lyle was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lyle include the name Lal, the Spanish Lao, the English Law, the English Lay, the English and Chinese Lee, the English Leigh, the name Lel, the Scandinavian Lelle, the Russian and English Lew, the Chinese and English Li, the name Liu, the Welsh Llew, the Hawaiian Loe, the English Lou, the English Loy, the Irish Lugh, the English Ly, the Russian Laya, the Portuguese Leao, and the Portuguese Leão. A famous person named Lyle is Country Singer, Lyle Lovett, born 1 November 1957, Klein, Texas. KEY: Pronunciation for Lyle: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
