Lyall? outdated or in?

Lately I have been thinking about the name [name_m]Lyall[/name_m], I think it’s such a sweet/gentle name! The only hold up is that it feels a bit old, and right in the grey area of sweet/cool vintage name and outdated.

What do you all think about [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]?

  • what kind of imagery does it invoke?
  • would you use it as a first or middle name?
  • what kind of combos would you make (or what kind of style would you gravitate to?)?

Thank you all in advance :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] has a sharp but sweet and cosy feel, sort of ‘old-man’ vibes but with sleek sounds (a bit like Clyde). I think the fact it shares sounds/features with names like [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_u]Miles[/name_u], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_u]Loyal[/name_u], [name_u]Royal[/name_u], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_u]Leo[/name_u], [name_u]Elijah[/name_u], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_u]Will[/name_u], [name_m]Russell[/name_m] etc that it doesn’t feel too dated.

[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] gives me imagery of old libraries, neutral, earthy shades of brown, cream, green and orange, science experiments but also wolves :person_shrugging: (I think my brain is going to Lowell)

Personally, I’d use it as a middle, as I like other names with that strong EYE sound more, but I’d be pleased to see it as a first :slight_smile:

Some combos I’d make using [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]:

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_m]Caedmon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]

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Well, [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] has flown under my radar. I thought it would be a spelling variation of [name_u]Lyle[/name_u]. Other sites list it as coming from a Scottish surname meaning ‘wolf’ which is cool. @Greyblue maybe this explains your wolfy vibes!

Anyway, I really like [name_m]Lyall[/name_m], I think it would works so well as a middle name for a variety of firsts, e.g.
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaleb[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]

It’s got a really relaxed and friendly sound to it. I’m not totally sure whether I want to say it/if it should be said with one or two syllables? :thinking:

Trying it with some other names I really like

[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_u]Taran[/name_u] [name_m]Lyall[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_m]Yves[/name_m]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (I like this one best. I like Lyall’s rolling vowels in contast to Vincent’s sharper sounds)
[name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Tristan[/name_u] (ditto).

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@Greyblue @EdgeOfTheMeadow thank you for your thoughts! the wolf meaning is an added bonus (I thought it was a variation of loyal at first)

very much enjoying [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] & [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] Vincent!!

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Definitely usable but not for me (grew up with a Lyle)! It’s definitely a gallant, cozy feel which is a hard combo to strike! First or middle!

I would pair it with strong/classic names like [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Walter[/name_u], [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_u]Pierce[/name_u], [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m].

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I’m into it. I think [name_m]Lyall[/name_m] and [name_u]Lyle[/name_u] have potential.

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I like it but personally I prefer the Liall spelling.

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