# Quayle

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,576

## Definitions
1. A surname from Manx.

## Etymology
From a Manx form of McPhail (also compare Fayle). Also an English nickname from the quail bird.

## Easily confused with
- **quay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quay-vs-quayle)
- **qual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qual-vs-quayle)
- **quake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quake-vs-quayle)
- **quail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quail-vs-quayle)

## Common misspellings (8)
`qauyle`, `qquayle`, `qualye`, `quayel`, `quaylle`, `quayyle`, `quyale`, `uqayle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quayle