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View Surname: Carlisle


CARLISLE
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: KAHR-liel   [key]
Meaning & History
From the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of LUGUS". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.
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