Etymograph

English

Hoyle

Hoyle comes from Old English healh ‘hollow’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150healhas halh‘hollow’
  2. EnglishtodayHoyle

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150healhas halh‘hollow’
  2. EnglishtodayHoyle

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English healh / Hoyle