The boy's name Kyle \k(y)-le\, also used as girl's name Kyle, is pronounced kyl. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "narrow, straight". Place name that refers either to a narrow body of water between two land masses, or to a peninsula or isthmus. Actor Kyle MacLachlan.

ORIGIN
Scottish

MEANING
Narrow piece of land

From the Gaelic word that refers to a narrow strait or channel. A Scottish and Irish surname. A trendy name that uses the "y" in the middle.

VARIATIONS
Kyla Kylin Kylie

ALTERNATIVES
Kiel Kile Cyle

FAMOUS Kyles
Kyle Turley (football player) Kyle Massey (actor) Kyle MacLachlan (actor) Kyle Chandler (actor) Kyle Secor (actor) Kyle Howard (actor) Kyle Petty (NASCAR driver)

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