Doyle

Doyle Meaning & Origin

About Doyle
The name Doyle is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname Ó Dubhghaill, meaning "descendant of Dubhghall." Dubhghall is a combination of the words "dubh," meaning "black" or "dark," and "gall," meaning "stranger" or "foreigner." Therefore, the name Doyle can be interpreted as "descendant of the dark stranger" or "descendant of the foreigner with dark features."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Doyle are male.

Doyle Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -42.86% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D OY1 L
🌐 IPA
/dɔɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Doyle in Braille

Here's how to represent Doyle in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Doyle in braille

How to Spell the Name Doyle in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Doyle using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Doyle in sign language

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