Kyle

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Kyle
Gender:	Male
Origin:	Scottish
Meaning:	"Narrows", "channel", "strait"

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Television 4 Places 5 Other

Kyle was originally a Scottish surname, and one derivation of the surname is from the Gaelic word caol, which means 'narrows', 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible Derivations.

Like many other surnames, Kyle has also become a popular given name in English speaking countries. As a given name, Kyle is a gender-blind or unisex first name, most frequently given to males.

Kyle is also used to refer to:

[edit] People

For people with surname Kyle, see Kyle (surname)

• Kyle (Australian singer), Australian R&B singer
• Kyle Baker, an American writer and illustrator of comic books
• Kyle Boller, an American football quarterback
• Kyle Calder, an American ice hockey player
• Kyle Chandler, American actor
• Kyle Cooper, a designer of motion picture title sequences
• Kyle Gass, an American musician
• Kyle Haendel, Drives the #35 Nascar
• Kyle Hamilton, a Canadian rower
• Kyle Janek, a Republican member of Texas Senate
• Kyle MacDonald, Canadian blogger
• Kyle MacLachlan, an American actor
• Kyle McLaren, a Canadian ice hockey player
• Kyle Massey, an American actor
• Kyle Mills, a New Zealand cricketer
• Kyle Orton, A backup NFL Quarterback for the Chicago Bears
• Kyle Petty, NASCAR racer
• Kyle Pruett, a doctor of Medicine
• Kyle Reynolds, a Tasmanian state Hockey Player
• Kyle Riabko, a Canadian musician
• Kyle Sandilands, an Australian radio host and judge in Australian Idol
• Kyle Turley, an American football player
• Kyle Wellwood, Canadian Ice hockey player

[edit] Fictional characters

• Kyle Broflovski, character in South Park
• Kyle Katarn, main character of a series of Star Wars games Star Wars: Jedi Knight
• Kyle Rayner, the last in a long line of Green Lanterns in DC Comics
• Kyle Richmond, a superhero from Marvel Comics' Supreme Power series
• Kyle, Gonzo director of the internet show Pure Pwnage
• Kyle Reese, character from the Terminator film series
• Kyle Travers, character in Final Fight games.

[edit] Television

• Kyle XY, a TV series
• The television station repeater in Bryan, Texas for KWKT in Central Texas has a call sign of KYLE.

[edit] Places

• Kyle, Ayrshire, a district of the county of Ayrshire, Scotland
• Kyle, Ireland, a townsland in County Laois, Ireland^{[citation needed]}
• Kyle, North Carolina^{[citation needed]}
• Kyle, North Yorkshire, England^{[citation needed]}
• Kyle, Ross-shire, a village in the county of Ross-shire in Scotland, United Kingdom^{[citation needed]}
• Kyle, Saskatchewan
• Kyle, South Dakota
• Kyle, Texas
• Kyle, West Virginia (in McDowell County)^{[citation needed]}
• Kyle Bay, New South Wales, an Australian suburb
• Kyle of Lochalsh, a town in Scotland

[edit] Other

• Baron of Kyle, a minor title held by HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales [1]
• Hurricane Kyle, a name of a hurricane
• Kyle Airport, a Canadian airport
• Kyle of Lochalsh Line, a railway line in Scotland
• Kyle, a character in the video game Suikoden