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Carlyle

Carlyle proper noun: an English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle.

Proper noun

Carlyle

  1. An English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    • Miss Carlyle Isabelle Purcell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson Purcell of this city, was married to John J. Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brady, also of East Orange, this morning in Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church here.1945 December 30, “Miss Carlyle Purcell Bride in East Orange”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area.
  4. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois; named for the founder Charles W. Slade's grandmother.
  5. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas.
  6. A ghost town in Montana.
  7. A locality in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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Questions about Carlyle

What does Carlyle mean?
Carlyle means an English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle.
What part of speech is Carlyle?
Carlyle is a proper noun.

Words near Carlyle in the dictionary

  1. Carlucci
  2. Carluccis
  3. Carluke
  4. carlumab
  5. Carly
  6. Carlyle
  7. Carlyle circle
  8. Carlyle circles
  9. Carlylean
  10. Carlyleian
  11. Carlylese

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