Carlyle

American  

[kahr-lahyl] / kɑrˈlaɪl /

noun

1. Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.

2. a male given name.

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Carlyle British  

/ kɑːˈlaɪl /

noun

1. Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)

2. Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)

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Example Sentences

Intellectual figures from Plato to Machiavelli and Thomas Carlyle emphasized personal traits such as superior wisdom and exceptional moral character in choosing leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Jeff Currie, economist and senior advisor at Carlyle Group, has a distinguished CV as former chief commodities strategist at Goldman Sachs.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The last full season aired in November 2023 - just months after the death of the show's co-writer Simon Carlyle, aged just 48.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The bank has ramped up efforts to edge into this hot corner of Wall Street, where Rana had experience from his stints at Carlyle and Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Thomas Carlyle thought about these questions, too, and he wrote what would become a motto of the Victorian era: The dilemma was that they were becoming “destitute of faith, yet terrified of skepticism.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman