Quayle is a surname of

Anglo-Celtic Anglo-Celtic people are descended primarily from British and Irish people. The concept is mainly relevant outside of Great Britain and Ireland, particularly in Australia, but is also used in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and South Africa, ...

origin, specifically English,

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

, Manx and Scottish. When the name originates from Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland, it is an Anglicisation of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Mac Phàil'' (Scottish) ''Mac Pháil'' (Irish) ''Mac Phóil'' (Irish) "Mac Phaayl" (Manx) meaning "son of ''Pàil''/''Páill/Póil/Paayl''". These are Gaelic

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

forms of the personal name

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

. When originating in Ireland, the name is sometimes a variant of the surname

Quill A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventual ...

. When of English origin, the surname can be derived from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intellig ...

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English ...

''quaille'', meaning "

quail Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New ...

". In this way, the name would be used as a nickname for a timorous or lecherous person – words that describe this species of bird. The name is recorded in the Isle of Man as ''MacFayle'' in 1511 and ''MacQuayle'', ''Quayle'' in 1540. The name is recorded in England as ''Quayle'' in 1327.

People

Acting

Anna Quayle Anne Veronica Maria Quayle (6 October 1932 – 16 August 2019), known professionally as Anna Quayle, was an English actress. In 1963, she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the original product ...

(1932–2019), English actress *

Anthony Quayle Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor and theatre director. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film '' Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969 ...

(1913–1989), English actor and film director of Manx origin *

John Quayle (actor) John Quayle (born 21 December 1938) is an English actor who had roles in many sitcoms including ''All Gas and Gaiters'', ''Terry and June'', ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Liver Birds''. TV career Quayle's first main TV role was that of Jim Haw ...

(born 1938), English sitcom actor

Broadcasting and journalism

* Don Quayle (1930–2015), American broadcast journalist, first president of NPR *

Emma Quayle Emma Quayle is an Australian rules football recruiter with Australian Football League (AFL) club the Greater Western Sydney Giants. She was previously a journalist at ''The Age'' newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Joining as a cadet in 1999, s ...

, Australian sports journalist * James C. Quayle (1921–2000), American newspaper publisher * Matt Quayle, American television producer, co-creator of CNBC's ''Squawk Box''

Politics

* Ben Quayle (born 1976), son of Dan Quayle and former U.S. Congressman from Arizona *

Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle served as a U.S. ...

(born 1947), 44th Vice President of the United States *

Fred Quayle Frederick MacDonald Quayle (February 16, 1936 – November 24, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer. Political career Quayle served in the Virginia Senate and was a Republican. Quayle represented the 13th District in the Commonwealt ...

(1936-2018), American politician *

Howard Quayle Robert Howard Quayle is the former chief minister for the Isle of Man, between 4 October 2016. and 12 October 2021. He previously served as the minister for Health and Social Care, until the elections in September 2016. Early career Quayle ...

, former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man *

John Quayle (politician) John Quayle (December 1, 1868 – November 27, 1930) was an American businessman and politician from Brooklyn, New York. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Congressman representing the 7th District of New York in the United States Ho ...

(1868–1930), U.S. Congressman *

Marilyn Quayle Marilyn Tucker Quayle (born July 29, 1949) is an American lawyer and novelist. She is the wife of the 44th vice president of the United States, Dan Quayle, and served as the second lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993. Early life and e ...

(born 1949), wife of the Vice President, Second Lady of the United States, and author *

Martyn Quayle George Martyn Quayle, MHK (6 February 1959 – 26 August 2016) was a Manx politician who previously held the position of Minister of Tourism and Leisure in the Isle of Man Government and represented Middle in the House of Keys. He served a ...

(1959–2016), Manx politician

Sport

Charlie Quayle Charles James Quayle (born 1907) was a football centre-forward who played league football for New Brighton and Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shoppi ...

(born 1907), English footballer (New Brighton, Crystal Palace) *

James Quayle (footballer) James A. Quayle (1890 – 1936) was an English footballer. He played at left-back. He started his career as an amateur, with spells at local sides Old Charlton and Woolwich Polytechnic. He joined Woolwich Arsenal in 1907 but left after one s ...

(born 1890), English footballer who played only one game (Woolwich Arsenal) * Mark Quayle (born 1978), English footballer

Other

David Quayle David Andrew Quayle (19 August 1936 – 6 April 2010) was a British businessman best known as co-founder of the UK-based DIY chain B&Q. Biography Quayle was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and went to school at Brighton College in 1950. He ...

(1936–2010), British businessman, co-founder of B&Q * Frank J. Quayle (1892–1971), Fire Commissioner of the City of New York * J. Rodney Quayle (1926–2006), British microbial biochemist and Vice Chancellor of University of Bath *

Quinton Quayle Quinton Mark Quayle (born 5 June 1955) is a retired British Diplomat. Early life, education and early career Educated at Bromsgrove School, Humphry Davy School and University of Bristol, Quayle entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Tha ...

(born 1955), British diplomat * William Alfred Quayle (1860–1925), American Methodist bishop

Fictional characters

*Quayle, an NPC in the ''

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'' series of computer role-playing games *

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle ''Breaking Bad (franchise), Breaking Bad'' is a neo-Western crime drama Media franchise, franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan, primarily based on the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–13), its prequel/sequel series, '' ...

, in the final season of AMC's ''Breaking Bad''

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