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 [ 1 syll. ga-ge, gag-e ] The boy name Gage is pronounced GEYJH KEY. Gage's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Gage's meaning is 'measurer'. Literally from the element gage which is of the meaning 'gauge'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the job title for someone who does measurements. Gage is popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2003, 0.140% of baby boys were named Gage. It ranked at #136 then. In 2008, it ranked at #144 with a usage of 0.131%, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Gage include the English Gae, the Irish and English Gay, the English Gaye, the English Gaz, the Dutch Gijs, the French Gui, the English, Irish, Scottish, Greek, and Scandinavian Gus, the English and French Guy, the Vietnamese Ngai, the Vietnamese Nghi, the Italian Gaio, the English Gaius, the Scottish Garric, the Hungarian Gazsi, the Russian Geka, the Greek Gogos, the Spanish Guayo, the English Gussie, the English Gussy, and the Dutch Guus. KEY: Pronunciation for Gage: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"   |
