Gayle (given name)
Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | Hebrew Anglo-Saxon |
Origin | |
Meaning | Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Gail Gale[1] |
Derived | Abigail |
Gayle (/ˈɡeɪl/ GAYL) is a variant spelling of Gail, a short form of the name Abigail.[1]
Abigail is a feminine English name with Hebrew origins, meaning "my father is joy." In the Old Testament Abigail was King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form.[2] It is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and '60s.[1]
Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine name.
Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.[3]
People with the given name Gayle[]
- Gayle Benson (born 1947), American businesswoman
- Gayle King (born 1954), American television personality and journalist
- Gayle McCormick (1948–2016), American singer, member of the band Smith
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