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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

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

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Lively

Boy name variations

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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