Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : A father's joy
  • Irish : Stranger
  • Old Norse : To sing

Girl name variations

Abigail
Abagail
Abbagail
Abbagale
Abbagayle
Abbegail
Abbegale
Abbegayle
Abbygail
Abbeygale
Abbygale
Abbygayle
Abigayle
Abigale
Abegail
Abegale
Abegayle
Abbiegail
Abbiegayle
Abbigael
Abbigail
Abby
Abbie
Gayle
Gale
Galatea
Gael
Gaela
Gaell
Gaylia

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Lively

Boy name variations

Gale
Gaile
Gayl
Gayle

How Popular Is The Name Gail

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant spelling of Gale.
  • French : nickname from Old French gail ‘cheerful’, ‘jolly’.
  • German : variant of Geil.

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