Scottish and English (of Norman origin): topographic name for
someone who lived on an island, Old French, Middle English isle
(Latin insula).Scottish, English (of Norman origin) and
French: habitational name for someone from the French city of Lille,
or from various localities called Lisle, in Dordogne, Loir-et-Cher,
Meuse, and Tarn, all of which derive their names from Old French
isle (see 1).Scottish: variant of Lyall.
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