Quayle
Quayle is a surname of English, Irish, Manx and Scottish origin.[1][2]
When the name originates from Ireland and Scotland it is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Phàil (Scottish) Mac Phóil (Irish) meaning "son of Phàil/Phóil". These are Gaelic patronymic forms of the personal name Paul.[1] The Manx origin of the surname is also from a patronymic form of a Gaelicisation of Paul. When originating in Ireland the name is sometimes a variant of the surname Quill.[1] When Quayle is of English origin the surname can be derived from the Old French/Middle English quaille, meaning "quail".[3] In this way the name would be used as a nickname for a timorous, lecherous, or fat person - words that all describe this particular bird.[1] The name is recorded in the Isle Man as MacFayle in 1511, and MacQuayle, Quayle in 1540.[3] The name is recorded in England as Quayle in 1327.[3]
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[edit] People
[edit] Acting
- Anna Quayle, (born 1936), English actress
- Anthony Quayle, English actor and film director
- John Quayle (actor) (born 1938), English sitcom actor
[edit] Broadcasting and journalism
- Don Quayle, broadcast journalist, first president of NPR
- Emma Quayle, Australian sports journalist
- James C. Quayle (1921–2000), American newspaper publisher
- Matt Quayle, co-creator of CNBC's Squawk Box
- Bernie Quayle, (born 1941), Manx, Radio DJ, Presenter of The Late Show on Manx Radio.
[edit] Politics
- Ben Quayle, son of Dan Quayle and candidate for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District
- Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States
- Fred Quayle (born 1936), American politician
- John Quayle, (1868–1930), a U.S. Congressman
- Marilyn Quayle, wife of the Vice President, Second Lady of the United States, and author
- Martyn Quayle (born 1959), Manx politician
[edit] Sport
- Charlie Quayle (1907-?), English footballer (New Brighton, Crystal Palace)
- James Quayle (footballer) (born 1890), English footballer who played only one game (Woolwich Arsenal)
- Mark Quayle (born 1978), English footballer
[edit] Other
- David Quayle, co-founder of B&Q
- Frank J. Quayle, Fire Commissioner of the City of New York
- Quinton Quayle, British diplomat
- William Alfred Quayle, (1860-1925), American Methodist bishop
[edit] Other
[edit] Fictional people
- Quayle, an NPC in the Baldur's Gate series of computer role-playing games.
Brandon Quayle from ballarat victoria
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- Quail, a variant spelling
- Quill (surname), in some cases in Ireland Quayle is a variant of this surname
- MacPhail, in some cases
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Quail Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Quail-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Quayle Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Quayle-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b c Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006) (PDF). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 2563. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.
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