Kayle is a surname and unisex given name. As a Yiddish feminine given name, Kayle originated as a variant of Keyle, meaning "merry"; it is
cognate with the modern German word . Kayle is also a variant of the masculine given name
Kale, which may have originated as an
Anglicisation of the Irish name
Cathal
Cathal or Cahal is a common given name in Ireland, spelled the same in both the Irish and English languages. The name is derived from two Celtic elements: the first, ''cath'', means "battle"; the second element, ''val'', means "rule". There is no ...
, or as a masculine equivalent of
Kaylee
Kaylee (and its various spellings) is a given name, most often for females. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee.
It was a popular name in the United States in the latter part of the 20th century and the early ...
; other variants include Caile, Cayle, Cale, Kaile, and Kail. The
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...
found 104 people with the surname Kayle, making it the 146,011th-most-common name in the country. About nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as
non-Hispanic white, with small numbers identifying as Black or Asian, but none as Hispanic.
People with the given name Kayle include:
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Kayle Short (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
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Kayle Leogrande (born 1977), American road racing cyclist
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Kayle Connor (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
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Kayle van Zyl (born 1991), South African rugby union player
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Kayle Browning (born 1992), American sport shooter
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Kayle Kirby (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
People with the surname Kayle include:
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Hugh Kayle (died 1604), English goldsmith
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Kortney Wilson (born 1979), American country music singer who used the stage name Kortney Kayle for two single releases
See also
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McKayle, a surname
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Kailey
Kailey () or Cailey is a surname and a feminine first or middle name.
The name has multiple origins depending on the spelling. In English it means "keeper of the keys". In Scottish Gaelic it derives from "Cèilidh", meaning "social celebration". ...
, a surname and given name
References
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Irish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Jewish feminine given names
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