Kayle
Kayle is a surname, a Yiddish feminine given name, and a masculine given name. As a Yiddish name, Kayle (קילא KAY-leh) is known from the 13th century as a variant of Keyle, meaning "merry"; it is cognate with the modern German word geil.
Kayle (KAY-el) is also a variant of the masculine given name Kale, which may have originated as an Anglicisation of the Irish name Cathal, or as a masculine equivalent of Kaylee; other variants include Caile, Cayle, Cale, Kaile, and Kail.
The 2000 United States census found 104 people with the surname Kayle, making it the 146,011th-most-common name in the country. About nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white, with small numbers identifying as Black or Asian, but none as Hispanic.
Notable people with the Yiddish name Kayle (קילא KAY-leh) include:
Kayle, late Medieval super-commentator on Rashi
Notable people with the masculine name Kayle (KAY-el) include:
Kayle Connor (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
Kayle Kirby (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
Kayle Leogrande (born 1977), American road racing cyclist
Kayle Short (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
Kayle van Zyl (born 1991), South African rugby union player
Notable people with the feminine name Kayle (KAY-lee) include:
Kayle Browning (born 1992), American sport shooter
Kayle Osborne (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
Notable people with the surname Kayle include:
Hugh Kayle (died 1604), English goldsmith
Kortney Wilson (born 1979), American country music singer who used the stage name Kortney Kayle for two single releases
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