Carlisle

English
"from the walled city"

Carlisle Origin and Meaning

The name Carlisle is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from the walled city".

This stuffy English surname and hotel name took on Twilight cool when attached to vampire Carlisle Cullen. Inspired by the character, it's more popular in this spelling than as Carlyle and more widely used for boys than for girls.

# 744 in the US

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Famous People Named Carlisle

  • Carlisle Floyd
    American opera composer

Carlisle in Pop Culture

  • Carlisle Cullen
    the patriarch vampire from "Twilight"
  • Carlisle
    England