Gael

Meaning and name origin

Gael \gael\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Gael), is of English origin, and the meaning of Gael is "speaker of Gaelic". Refers to one of the Celtic peoples of Scotland or Ireland. Sounds similar to Gail, which is traditionally female.

Gael has 1 variant form: Gale.

There is 1 feminine form of Gael: Gail.

Popularity

Gael is not a popular first name for males and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Gael for boys (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the boy name Gael and its variant form. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Gael, Gail and Gale. (2015 statistics).

Similar Names

Gael is also pronounced similarly to Gaell, Gaelle, Gaile, Gal, Gall, Gayle, Gil and Gill. Other suggested similar baby names are Cael, Dael, Gaer, Gaill, Gallo, Galo, Gamel, Jael, Kael and Yael. These names tend to be more commonly used than Gael.

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