Gail - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gail \gail\, also used as girl's name Gail, is a variant of Gale (Irish, Gaelic, Old English), and the meaning of Gail is "foreigner; cheerful, happy". See also Gael.

The baby name Gail sounds like Kail, Gal, Gaile, Gaill, Gall and Gil. Other similar baby names are Bail, Gair, Galil, Sail and Vail.

Gail is a somewhat common first name for men (#868 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#22274 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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