Kyle

Kyle

Kyle
Gender:	Usually Male, occasionally Female
Origin:	Scottish
Meaning:	"Narrows", "channel", "strait", "Fair and Handsome"

One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below).

Like many other surnames, Kyle has also become a popular given name in English speaking countries. As a given name, Kyle is a gender-blind or unisex first name, most frequently given to males.

Other Derivations of Kyle Name:

Most Scots/Irish Kyles probably trace their name to the ancient Kyle district of Scotland. In those simpler days a person was often referred to by his residence ie "John of Kyle."

The system was widespread in the middle ages. Adam de Balfour would come from Balfour in Fife ( Balfour:= settlement at the mouth of the Ore, where the river Ore flows in to the river Leven), William de Couper would come from the Royal Burgh of Cupar. These territorial names became permanent surnames. --- Territorial Designations, the correct form, by Stuart Morris of Balgonie, yr.

In Kyle itself, the origin of the name is traditionally attributed to King Cole. In addition to the local tradition in Kyle, Ayrshire that the name derives from Old King Cole (aka Coelius), there are a number of other possible derivations of the same phonetic name as follows:

1) Harrison’s Surnames of the United Kingdom identifies the name and its major variants of Keil, Kile, or Kyle, as being of Celtic origin from the word Coal “narrow.” It defines it as “Dweller at the Narrow or Strait”. Even today many Scottish straits retain that name i.e. the “Kyle” of Lochash, "Kyle" of Sutherland, etc. (As an aside, there are actually no "Kyles," meaning "narrows" or "straights," in the District of Kyle, Ayrshire.)

2) Some Variations might have stemmed from European forms (Kyle from Sweden, Kehl, Keil, Keyl, Coil, Kail from German and Dutch families; Kuyle from Flemish).

3) Robert Chalmers of Ayrshire in his History of Scotland, said the word Kyle means “a woody region.”

4) Another possible connection is that in Gaelic Cill means 'church, churchyard'

5) One source claims that “kylle” in old Scotland meant candle.

6) R.A. Kyle of Belfast contends the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Cil" meaning "Ship" and is related to the names "Kail" and "Kaile."

7) In Modern Welsh (the language closest to the ancient Brythonic language of Kyle), Coel means "Omen or Belief." Coelio means "to Believe or Trust."

8) One source asserts that the Irish Gaelic equivalent of Kyle is Mac Suile, and claims this to be corroborated by the summary of returns of local registrars, published by Matheson in 1901, where it is recorded that in the Ballycastle district (Co. Antrim) “Kyle” and “MacSuile” were used as synonyms by members of the same family.

9) Coyle, a not uncommon surname in Co. Cavan Ireland, derives from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chomgaill, or “Son of the Devotee of St. Comhghal”-- Comhghal (pronounced Cowal) being a two-fisted priest of the 7th Century who founded Bangor Abbey, at one time the largest monastery in Ireland. (Comhghal also accompanied the better-known St. Columba on his trip to Scotland to convert the Picts and confront the Loch Ness Monster.) The same name is sometimes anglicized as MacIlhoyle or MacCool.

10) There is a phonetic similarity to the word "kyloe" also "kyley;" one of the small long-horned breed of Highland cattle (Old English cy-leah – cow pasture) – Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology – contributed by Roland Symons.

11) 'Kyles' was a form of skittles (bowling) and some might have been given the name as a nickname. The game is apparently quite old as there are two 14th century manuscripts which show a game called club Kayles-- from the French "quilles" or skittles see The Battle Of Sherramuir. Source: Sorbie Pages and Skittles History

12) The name Coelestius or Caelestius was a common first name in the Late Roman Empire among Christians meaning "Heavenly." One Coelestius, a Roman educated Briton was the instigator of the Pelagian heresy at the time of King Cole. PF Turner in "The Real King Arthur" postulates this as King Cole's given name.

13) Finally, there was a well known Roman Family or “Gens” called Coelius (aka Caelius) for which, see also "Old King Cole."

Kyle is also used to refer to:

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Fictional characters

• Kyle Broflovski, character in South Park
• Kyle Katarn, main character of the Jedi Knight series of Star Wars games.
• Kyle Rayner, the last in a long line of Green Lanterns in DC Comics
• Kyle Richmond, a superhero from Marvel Comics' Supreme Power series
• Kyle, Gonzo director of the internet show Pure Pwnage
• Kyle Reese, character from the Terminator film series
• Kyle Travers, character in Final Fight games.
• Kyle Baldwin, character in The 4400.

Television

• Kyle XY, a TV series
• The television station repeater in Bryan, Texas for KWKT in Central Texas has a call sign of KYLE.

Places

• Kyle, Ayrshire, a district of the county of Ayrshire, Scotland
• Kyle, Saskatchewan
• Kyle, South Dakota
• Kyle, Texas
• Kyle Bay, New South Wales, an Australian suburb
• Kyle of Lochalsh, a town in Scotland

Other

• Baron of Kyle, a minor title held by HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
• Hurricane Kyle, a name of a hurricane
• Kyle Airport, a Canadian airport
• Kyle of Lochalsh Line, a railway line in Scotland
• Kyle, a character in the video game Suikoden