Quayle

Quayle is a surname of Anglo-Celtic origin, specifically English, Irish, Manx and Scottish.[1][2]

This article is about the surname. For the bird, see Quail.

When the name originates from Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland, it is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Phàil (Scottish) Mac Pháil (Irish) Mac Phóil (Irish) "Mac Phaayl" (Manx) meaning "son of Pàil/Páill/Póil/Paayl". These are Gaelic patronymic forms of the personal name Paul.[1] When originating in Ireland, the name is sometimes a variant of the surname Quill.[1] When of English origin, the surname can be derived from the Old French/Middle English quaille, meaning "quail".[3] In this way, the name would be used as a nickname for a timorous or lecherous person – words that describe this species of bird.[1] The name is recorded in the Isle of Man as MacFayle in 1511 and MacQuayle, Quayle in 1540.[3] The name is recorded in England as Quayle in 1327.[3]

People

Acting

Broadcasting and journalism
  • Don Quayle (1930–2015), American broadcast journalist, first president of NPR
  • Emma Quayle, Australian sports journalist
  • James C. Quayle (1921–2000), American newspaper publisher
  • Matt Quayle, American television producer, co-creator of CNBC's Squawk Box

Politics

Sport

Other
  • Leo Gordon Quayle (1918-2005), International Opera Conductor
  • David Quayle (1936–2010), British businessman, co-founder of B&Q
  • Frank J. Quayle (1892–1971), Fire Commissioner of the City of New York
  • J. Rodney Quayle (1926–2006), British microbial biochemist and Vice Chancellor of University of Bath
  • Quinton Quayle (born 1955), British diplomat
  • William Alfred Quayle (1860–1925), American Methodist bishop
  • George Quayle Cannon (1827–1901) early member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and U.S. Congressman (Utah Territorial Delegate)

Fictional characters

See also

References
  1. "Quail Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. "Quayle Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  3. Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames (PDF) (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 2563. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.
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