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♂ Lyell
What does Lyell mean?
Lyell 
as a boys' name is an Old French and Old Norse name, and the name Lyell means "the island; wolf". Lyell is an alternate spelling of Lisle (Old French): variant spelling of Lyle. Lyell is also a variant of Lyall (Old Norse): Scottish surname.
STARTS WITH Ly-
Variations
RELATED FORM VIA LISLE, LYALL, LYLE Lysle
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Lyely, ..
(female) Lyelo, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lyell Kane (L.K.), ..
How popular is Lyell?
Lyell is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#26104 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Lyell (NOT RANKED) listed in the Top 2000 are Lyle (#950 IN 2018), Lisle and Lysle. These relations of Lyell were at the apex of their popularity during 1920-1929 (USAGE OF 0.1%) and have become much less popular since. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Lyell is pronounced similarly to Lale, Lowel, Lowell▼, Loyal and Loyall. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abell, Abyell (see Abiel), Aryell, Axell, Bell, Buell, Byll, Dell▼, Euell, Ewell, Gaell, Joell, Kell, Kyrell, Ladell, Larell, Lavell, Ledell, Levell, Lonell, Lovell, Lydell, Lyinell, Lyndell, Mykell, Odell▼, Pell, Rydell, Tynell, Tyrell▼ and Udell. These names tend to be more frequently used than Lyell.
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