Meanings
alternative surname Carlill
- A city in and the county town of Cumbria, and formerly of the county of Cumberland, and in Cumberland unitary authority since 2023, northwestern England (OS grid ref NY3955).
Julie Minns won Carlisle with 18,129 votes - 5,200 more than John Stevenson who had been the city's MP since 2010.
2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026 - A former local government district in Cumbria, existing in and around the city, created 1974 and abolished 2023, becoming part of Cumberland unitary authority.
- A place in Canada:
- A northern neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A community in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.
- A community in North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
- A town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
- A city in Warren County and Polk County, Iowa.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A historical locale in Kalamo Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
- A historical community in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community and township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- A town in Schoharie County, New York.
- A city in Franklin Township, Warren County and German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, named after railroad man George B. Carlisle.
- A township in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A borough, the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Union County, South Carolina.
- A village in Saint George parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
- A suburb of Perth in the Town of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A unisex given name.
“Hey Keggie!” echo from her baby sister, Carlisle.
2016 October 22, Shellie Tomlinson, “‘Joy is found in learning to find God in prayer’”, in The News-Star, Monroe, La., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1D, column 52 more examples
Mr. Alex Logan, of Shelbyville, Miss Carlisle Chenault, of Richmond, Miss Florie Chenault, of Richmond, are guests of Miss Christophera Chenault.
1902 April 23, “Personal”, in Rob[er]t S. Crowe, editor, The Richmond Climax, volume 28, number 48, Richmond, Ky.: The Climax Printing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [2], column 2Carlisle Reyes Sarmiento was born the next evening. He weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces.
2023 July 25, Andrea Brown, “Oh, baby! For this mom, labor started at Lake Stevens Costco”, in The Daily Herald, Everett, Wash., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A1, columns 2–3
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*Luguwalos
- Proto-Brythonic[Term?]
- Proto-Brythonic*kaɨr“fort”
- Cumbric[Term?]
- Middle EnglishCarleol
- Middle EnglishCarlele
- EnglishCarlisle
From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”). The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.
More words from Middle English, Cumbric, Proto-Brythonic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كارلايل
- كارلايل (kārlāyl)city
Chinese Mandarin 卡萊爾 /卡莱尔
- 卡萊爾 /卡莱尔 (Kǎlái'ěr)city
Greek Κάρλαϊλ
- Κάρλαϊλ (Kárlaïl)city
Irish Cathair Luail
- Cathair Luailcity
Japanese カーライル
- カーライル (kārairu)city
Latin Luguvalium, Carliolum
- Luguvaliumcity
- Carliolumcity
Welsh Caerliwelydd
- Caerliwelyddcity
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Cite this entry
Carlisle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlisle
“Carlisle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlisle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlisle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlisle.
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