Meaning: Lysle is a spelling of Lyle, an English surname turned given name from the Norman French de l'isle, meaning of the island or one who lives on an isle; the y spelling restyles the name while keeping its single-syllable sound.Low
In 30 seconds: Lysle is a variant spelling of Lyle, from a Norman French phrase meaning of the island. It was used for United States boys in the early twentieth century (said LYLE) as a trim surname-style name.
MeaningLysle is a spelling of Lyle, an English surname turned given name from the Norman French de l'isle, meaning of the island or one who lives on an isle; the y spelling restyles the name while keeping its single-syllable sound.
Lysle shadowed the more familiar Lyle, touching a modest high around 1920. This spelling stayed rare while the standard Lyle carried the name.
It was never common on its own, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak, since most families wrote Lyle. The y spelling reads as a period flourish on a crisp surname-name.
Did you know? Lyle comes from the Norman French de l'isle, of the island, first a surname for someone living on an isle and later a given name; Lysle is a decorative respelling that inserts a y.
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References - Lysle — Variant of Lyle; Norman French de l'isle, of the island
