Boyle

A surname from Irish.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.

    1. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.

  2. A place name:

    1. A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.

    2. A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.

    3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.

    4. A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

Origin

* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”). * As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.

Derived

Boylean Boyle County Boyle Heights Boyle-Mariotte law Boyle's law Boyle's machine