66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈjeɪl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a Welsh surname, which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial). People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple serious Categories child actors, colleges or universities, earth, isograms, landforms, nature, place names, surnames, The Sopranos characters, Violet Evergarden characters