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[Opinions] Lyle?
Hi !!!Do you like this name?
Can you describe it with three adjectives?How it is perceived in English-speaking world?When it was popular?Amy MN suggestion?ByeeeeeeeAnastasia Angelica Aurora Basilio Bianca Cassandra Celeste Dalia Dante Dora Elsa Ester Fabrizio Fiammetta Flavio Flora Frida Isidoro Leone Lara Levi Lilia Lucilla Luna Marta Mina Morgana Niccolò Olimpia Perla Petra Romeo Rosetta Serafina Serena Stella Susanna Valentino Vanessa Vera Veronica

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Yes, I like it! I'd describe it as gentle, simple & friendly. I live in the US, but I've never seen it used. I think it'd be considered different, but because it's short and similar to the more common Kyle, it wouldn't be considered too weird.
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1. No, I don't like the name Lyle.2. 3 adjectives - slithery, weak and vain.3. & 4. I'm not sure how it's perceived in the English-speaking world in general. I don't think it's ever been popular and I've never known any personally so I don't have any associations.
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I really don't like Lyle. For personal reasons I find it a little sad and maybe even tragic. I knew a family with two beautiful small children. The wife died suddenly. The father, Lyle, opened a bowling alley with the insurance money. We went a little crazy, made poor choices and ignored his kids. Ultimately, he was broke and tried to burn the bowling alley down and now is in prison. He was such a great guy but I think his wife's death just kind of broke him.
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I was at school with a girl named Lisle, same pronunciation, who was a pretty good golfer. So that's got something of a healthy outdoor exercise vibe for me; but it was also the name of the textile that 19th century schoolgirls' long black stockings were made of, which is pretty unattractive, frankly.Lyle ... I connect it with Tate & Lyle, a company that makes sugar, treacle and golden syrup! Adjectives ... sticky, unhealthy, unattractive.
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Hi !!!A girl named Lisle?
It is better than Lyle!!Lisle has the sound that I lke and also it is more similar to the original spelling!! Thank you a lot!!!Byeeeeee
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Lyle, Lyle, crocodile. That's really what springs to my mind first. I can't remember if it was a kids' song or a book.Lyle was never really what you'd call popular here in the US, and it wasn't really all that uncommon either. My SIL used to have a boyfriend named Lyle; he was very nice.Amy is so dull that it seems tailor-made for Lynn or Lee as a middle name.
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