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 [ 1 syll. ga-le, gal-e ] The girl name Gale is also used, though less often, as a boy name. It is pronounced GEYL KEY. 1: Gale has its origins in the Middle English language and it is used largely in English. Derived from the word gaile which is of the meaning 'jovial'. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name. See Gale for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Gael, Gaile, and Gayle. 2: Gale's language of origin is English. The meaning here is 'gale, storm'. Derived from the word gale. 3: Gale's origin is Irish Gaelic. Meaning: 'stranger'. In addition, Gale is an English short form of the English and German Abigail. Gale is also a spelling variant of the English Gail. Gale is an uncommon baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1957, 0.058% of baby girls were named Gale. It was #246 in rank then. The baby name has steeply slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very modest scale today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Gale, the English and German Abigail was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Gale include the English Gael, the French Gaëlle, the English Gail, the English Gaile, the English Gayl, the English Gayle, the Hebrew Gal, the Russian Gelya, the English Gill, the English Glenne, the English Glo, the English Gaila, the Scandinavian Gala, the Hebrew Gali, the name Galya, the English Gayel, the English Gayelle, the English Gayla, the name Geela, and the Hebrew Gili. KEY: English pronunciation for Gale: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
