kyle
[ kahyl ]
/ kaɪl /
|
noun Scot.
a narrow channel of water between two islands or between an island and the mainland; a strait or sound.
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Origin of kyle
1540–50; < Scots Gaelic caoil (genitive of caol) strait, sound (noun use of caol narrow)
Definition for kyle (2 of 2)
Kyle
[ kahyl ]
/ kaɪl /
noun
a male or female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for kyle
kyle
/ (kaɪl) /
noun
Scot (esp in place names) a narrow strait or channelKyle of Lochalsh
Word Origin for kyle
C16: from Gaelic caol, from caol narrow
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