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kyle

/kaɪl//kaɪl/

kyle noun: a narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.

kyle: a narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands
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Noun

kyle (plural kyles)

  1. (Scotland) A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
    • [T]hough remote / From the main ocean many a mile / Inflooded past cape, creek, and kyle, / The sea-loch flanked by precipice walls, / With ever-lessening murmur crawls, / Till 'neath the Pass he lies subdued / By the o'er-aweing solitude; […]1877 January, [John Campbell] Shairp, “The Clearing of the Glens”, in Alexander Mackenzie, editor, The Celtic Magazine: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk...
    Synonyms:
    firth, narrow, sound, strait

Proper noun capitalized: Kyle

Kyle (countable and uncountable, plural Kyles)

  1. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • Wally Szalla was the least discomforting of men, nothing like the pushy arrogant guys I was always meeting, or who were always meeting me. Guys with names like Dale, Brock, Kevin, Kyle. Guys with names nothing like Wally.2005, Joyce Carol Oates, Missing Mom, Ecco, →ISBN, page 110
    • The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.”2025 July 27, “California governor candidate calls Auschwitz 'solution for homelessness,' sparks critisism”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2026
  3. (uncommon) A female given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in South Dakota, United States.
  6. A city in Texas, United States.

kyle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kyle in Hindi

काइल

kyle in Tamil

கைல்

kyle in Marathi

काइल

kyle in Urdu

تنگ آب نائے
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kyle in Bengali
কাইলে
kyle in Telugu
కైల్
kyle in Malayalam
കൈൽ, കെയ്ൽ
kyle in Kannada
ಕೈಲ್
kyle in Punjabi
ਕਾਇਲ
kyle in Gujarati
કાઇલે, કાઇલ
kyle in Odia
କାଇଲ୍, କାଇଲ, କାଇଲେ
kyle in Nepali
काइल

Synonyms of kyle

Forms of kyle

Noun
pluralkyles
Proper noun
pluralKyles

Plural of kyle: kyles

Origin of kyle

From Scottish Gaelic caol (“narrow; thin; firth, narrows, strait, kyle; narrow part of something”) (genitive singular form caoil), from Old Irish coíl (“narrow, slender”), from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect; to split”).

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

Words formed from kyle

Words that rhyme with kyle

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Questions about kyle

What does kyle mean?
Kyle means a narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
What is kyle in Hindi?
Kyle in Hindi is काइल. See Kyle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kyle?
Kyle can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kyle?
Kyle is pronounced /kaɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of kyle?
The plural of kyle is kyles.

Words near kyle in the dictionary

  1. Kykotsmovi Village
  2. Kyla
  3. Kylah
  4. Kylan
  5. Kylar
  6. kyle
  7. Kyle Bay
  8. Kyle of Durness
  9. Kyle of Lochalsh
  10. Kyle of Sutherland
  11. Kyle of Tongue

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