Kayal

The name is a feminine Indian name that sounds identical to the male English surname & given-name, Kyle.

It can either be derived from the Hindi “कायल (convinced) or the Tamil கயல் which is the name of a species of fish endemic to the Indian subcontinent, known under the scientific term of cyprinus fimbriatus or the Fringed-lipped peninsula carp.

Sources

• http://dictionary.tamilcube.com/
• https://www.shabdkosh.com/search-dictionary?lc=hi&sl=en&tl=hi&e=kayal
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringed-lipped_peninsula_carp
• https://www.looktamil.com/babynames/view/Kayal.html