Lyell - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Lyell \l-yell, lye-ll\ is a variant of Lisle (English), Lyall (Old Norse) and Lyle (Old French), and the meaning of Lyell is "wolf; the island".

The baby name Lyell sounds like Lysle, Lowell and Loyall. Other similar baby names are Lydell, Lavell, Larell, Ladell, Levell, Lyinell, Lonell, Lovell and Ledell.

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