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Famous Kyle's Update:
I was named after Kyle Rote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Rote), I know of about 10 other Kyle's that were named because of Mr Rote (I even met a girl whos Dad liked Kyle Rote so much, he named his daughter Kyle), Please re-include him in the Famous Kyle's. You may also want to Add Kyle Korver who plays for the Utah Jazz since he pretty much represents the name well... and looks like Ashton Kutcher (www.kylekorver.com)
Afrojive (talk) 20:58, 16 May 2008 (UTC)Afrojive
Famous Kyles Update: Kyle Orton is now the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears. I would suggest simply removing the description that refers to him as a backup instead of labelling him as a starter as he may not last long. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.125.49.252 (talk) 19:39, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
~~A female Kyle in NC
His last name is Broflovski, not Broslofski (see: South Park Studios: Characters) --qartis 19:12, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The following were just removed on the grounds that no one would come to this page looking for them:
- Kyle Ranson, CEO of InFocus Corperation
- Kyle Owen Rasmussen, United States Gold Medalist in 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics
- Kyle Rote, New York Giants
I notice that Kyle Katarn is still listed (not that I'm complaining, he's cool :-) ). I don't see why he's being considered someone people might come to this page to look for, but, say, Kyle Rote or Kyle Rasmussen isn't. --Icarus 04:57, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- Feel free to remove him if you want; I don't know enough about the game to know whether he's commonly addressed simply as "Kyle" in the game or not. JYolkowski // talk 20:59, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- Why Kyle Katarn should not be listed? He's a fictional character as the others. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.76.37.144 (talk) 14:01, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
Another culling of the names unlikely to be searched for here.
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- Kyle Charbonneau, actor.
Kyle matheney-world famous oompa-Loompa —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.184.127.29 (talk) 19:45, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
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- The camera man for the online movie series Pure Pwnage.
--Hansnesse 04:17, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Kyle The Student Rocks
There are multiple origins of this word. With respect to the surname, the most plausible denotes families from the District of Kyle, in Ayrshire. The District of Kyle derives its name from any of three origins: coille (Gaelic - wood), caol (Gaelic - narrow strait (of water)), or Coel (Brythonic - as in Coel Hen)...the last of these being the local tradition evidenced in Robert Burns' works. Some placenames in the Highlands and Islands have obvious geographic and linguisitic clues to their origins, like Kyle of Lochalsh which refers to a strait of water and from the Gaelic 'caol' meaning strait. Kyle in Ayrshire was a predominantly Brythonic Celt area (forming part of Stratchlyde) until at least 750 AD when the Angles of Northumbria took "the plain of Kyle"
Dear Friends,
I attempted to link directly to a list of derivations however the link appears to have a space in it and I couldn't figure how to separate the link from the title -- the direct link is --
http://www.kylesociety.org/Kyle_NameHistory.htm#Name Derivations
The argument that the name "Kyle" derives from the word for "Narrows" or Ocean Strait is probably correct in the (sparsely populated) Highlands, where there are many ocean straits and clearly is the source for place names such as "Kyle of Lochash."
However many, or most Kyles probably got their surname from residing in the several hundred square miles of the two Kyle districts of Ayrshire, in lowland Scotland – Kyle Regis and Kyle Stewart in the early period when surnames evolved from place names (i.e. John of Kyle).
For example, Prince Charles is the ”Baron of Kyle” and that title descends to him through the Stewart Kings who owned both Kyle Districts and were early on called the “Stewarts of Kyle.”
In the Kyle districts of Ayrshire local tradition traces the name to Cole Hen AKA Old King Cole and in addition to his cairn or grave there are a dozen place names associated with his last battle and defeat there.
Italic text'In the Kyle Districts of Ayrshire there is not one single ocean strait or narrows.'Italic text
In the earliest known written clue of one derivation of the name is in the "Workman's" heraldic manuscript, circa 1565, kept in Scotland by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms. In the manuscript, next to the name and arms of Kyle is written "Kyle's coat these are candelstyks or Kylles." So apparently "Kylles" was a Scottish word for candlesticks.
There are also many other possibilities for derivation of the name Kyle and certainly different family’s have different derivations:
Source for the following: www.kylesociety.org
In Kyle itself, the origin of the name is traditionally attributed to King Cole. In addition to the local tradition in Kyle, Ayrshire that the name derives from Old King Cole (aka Coelius), there are a number of other possible derivations of the same phonetic name as follows:
1. Harrison’s Surnames of the United Kingdom identifies the name and its major variants of Keil, Kile, or Kyle, as being of Celtic origin from the word Coal “narrow.” It defines it as “Dweller at the Narrow or Strait”. Even today many Scottish straits retain that name i.e. the “Kyle” of Lochash, "Kyle" of Sutherland, etc. PLAY "KYLES OF BUTE." (As an aside, there are actually no "Kyles," meaning "narrows" or "straights," in the District of Kyle, Ayrshire.)
2. Some Variations might have stemmed from European forms (Kyle from Sweden, Kehl, Keil, Keyl, Coil, Kail from German and Dutch families; Kuyle from Flemish).
3. Robert Chalmers of Ayrshire in his History of Scotland, said the word Kyle means “a woody region.”
4. Another possible connection is that in Gaelic Cill means 'church, churchyard'
5. One source claims that “kylle” in old Scotland meant candle.
6. R.A. Kyle of Belfast contends the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Cil" meaning "Ship" and is related to the names "Kail" and "Kaile."
7. In Modern Welsh (the language closest to the ancient Brythonic language of Kyle), Coel means "Omen or Belief." Coelio means "to Believe or Trust."
8. One source asserts that the Irish Gaelic equivalent of Kyle is Mac Suile, and claims this to be corroborated by the summary of returns of local registrars, published by Matheson in 1901, where it is recorded that in the Ballycastle district (Co. Antrim) “Kyle” and “MacSuile” were used as synonyms by members of the same family.
9. Coyle, a not uncommon surname in Co. Cavan Ireland, derives from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chomgaill, or “Son of the Devotee of St. Comhghal”-- Comhghal (pronounced Cowal) being a two-fisted priest of the 7th Century who founded Bangor Abbey, at one time the largest monastery in Ireland. (Comhghal also accompanied the better-known St. Columba on his trip to Scotland to convert the Picts and confront the Loch Ness Monster.) The same name is sometimes anglicized as MacIlhoyle or MacCool.
10. There is a phonetic similarity to the word "kyloe" also "kyley;" one of the small long-horned breed of Highland cattle (Old English cy-leah – cow pasture) – Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology – contributed by Roland Symons.
11. 'Kyles' was a form of skittles (bowling) and some might have been given the name as a nickname. The game is apparently quite old as there are two 14th century manuscripts which show a game called club Kayles-- from the French "quilles" or skittles. For an example of the usage of 'Kyle' in this context, see the poem The Battle Of Sherramuir by Robert Burns. Source: Sorbie Pages and Skittles History
12. The name Coelestius or Caelestius was a common first name in the Late Roman Empire among Christians meaning "Heavenly." One Coelestius, a Roman educated Briton was the instigator of the Pelagian heresy at the time of King Cole. PF Turner in "The Real King Arthur" postulates this as King Cole's given name.
13. Finally, there was a well known Roman Family or “Gens” called Coelius (aka Caelius) for which, see discussion below under Old King Cole.
-- Respectfully,
Josh Kyle
PS I can not get the link to work right - I finally just included the above in total with permission of the Kyle Family Society.
[edit] Kyle S?
OK. Who is Kyle S and what place does he have on this page? It says that an unknown person named Kyle S is a big boy now. I've removed that useless sentence.WizardofOskemen 22:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Line should be removed
That last line about a female character in flight plan being named Kyle seems really unnecessary. DevelopmentArrested 00:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC) Kyle Johnson Rocks
[edit] The article
needs a rewrite. It's in that bad of shape. Kwsn(Ni!) 06:28, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
