Carlisle - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Carlisle \c(a)-rlis-le, car-li-sle\ is a variant of Carlyle (Old English), and the meaning of Carlisle is "fort at Luguvalium".

The baby name Carlisle sounds like Carlile. Other similar baby names are Carlos, Carlsen, Carlsson, Carlson, Carlssen and Corliss.

Carlisle is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Carlisle. Compare Carlisle with related baby names.