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Quayle

Quayle proper noun: a surname from Manx.

Proper noun

Quayle

  1. A surname from Manx.

Origin of Quayle

From a Manx form of McPhail (also compare Fayle). Also an English nickname from the quail bird.

Words formed from Quayle

Questions about Quayle

What does Quayle mean?
Quayle means a surname from Manx.
What part of speech is Quayle?
Quayle is a proper noun.

Words near Quayle in the dictionary

  1. quayed
  2. Quayes
  3. quayful
  4. quayfuls
  5. quaying
  6. Quayle
  7. quaylike
  8. Quaylism
  9. Quaylisms
  10. quayman
  11. quaymaster

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