Kiel: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Kiel | Boys
Origin of the name Kyle:
Transferred use of the surname originating from the region of the same name in southwestern Scotland. Kyle, a topographical term referring to a narrow, straight, channel, is derived from the Gaelic caol (narrow, a sound, a strait).
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My boyfriend's nickname, short for Shaquille (as "quille" and "kiel" are pronounced the same.)
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Possibly derived from the German word Kiel, meaning "keelboat."
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