Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Girl name origins & meanings Hebrew : A father's joyIrish : StrangerOld 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.