Gale - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Gale \g(a)-le\ is of Irish, Gaelic and Old English origin, and its meaning is "foreigner; cheerful, happy". Football player Gale Sayers.

Gale has 8 variant forms: Gael, Gaell, Gaelle, Gail, Gaill, Gaille, Gaile and Gayle.

Baby names that sound like Gale are Cale, Kale, Gal, Gall and Galo.

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