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The boy's and girl's name Gail \gail\ is pronounced gayl. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "father of exaltation". Short form of Abigail. Gael is a term for descendants of the ancient Celts, especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. Authors Gael Greene, Gail Sheehy, Gail Godwin; track star Gail Devers.

Gail has 18 variant forms: Gael, Gahl, Gaila, Gaile, Gaill, Gal, Gale, Galia, Gayel, Gayelle, Gayla, Gayle, Gayleen, Gaylene, Gayline, Gayll, Gaylla and Gaylle.

Baby names that sound like Gail are Cal, Caila, Gala, Galla, Geila, Gila, Gill, Kaila and Kaili.

Gail is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gail. Click here to compare Gail with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Gail
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Gail

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