Carlyle
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Popularity
#5683
Letters
7
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
4,051
Peak Year
#115 in 1918
First Recorded
1892
Style
Sophisticated & Formal, Vintage
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Carlyle is an English surname turned given name, derived from a place name meaning "fort of Carle" or "fort of the freeman".
Numerology
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Famous Namesakes
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher
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