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This most interesting surname "Lyall" is found early in Scotland and was derived from the Old Norse given name "Liulfr" meaning Wolf. After the Viking settlement in Scotland name sounds would have changed. For example, "Liulfr" is pronounced 'lee-oolv-ur', but after time probably softened in pronunciation to 'lee-ooler' and then 'loo-il' and finally 'lyall' after the Old Norse "R" was dropped off the end. The Lyall Clan is a Sept of Clan Sinclair a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin a people descended from Norse Vikings who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians. Lyall is a surname and it may refer to: * Alfred Comyn Lyall, British civil servant * Bill Lyall, Canadian politician * Billy Lyall, Scottish musician * Clancy Lyall, American soldier * Charles James Lyall, English civil servant working in India * Charles Ross Lyall, British career soldier * David Lyall, Scottish botanist * Gavin Lyall, English author * George Lyall, Chairman of the Honourable East India Company * Graeme Lyall, Australian musician * James Broadwood Lyall, administrator in the Indian Civil Service * Laura Lyall, Canadian painter * Sarah Lyall, American-born English journalist * William Lyall, Australian pastoralist ==See also== * Lyall (disambiguation) * Lyall (name) * Charles Lyell (17971875), British lawyer and geologist 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lyall (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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