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Gae

What does Gae mean?

Gae Pronunciation of Gae as a girls' name is of English origin, and the meaning of Gae is "blithe, cheerful". From the vocabulary word gay. This was used in the early 20th century due to its happy meaning, but became rare in the 1960s when the word came to mean "homosexual". Only this form of the name is still in use.

STARTS WITH Ga-

ASSOCIATED WITH 20th century (modern)

Variations

VARIANTS Gay, Gaye

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gae Empress (G.E.), ..

How popular is Gae?

Gae is an unusual first name for females. Gae is an equally uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Gay and Gaye are the popular variation forms of Gae (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000. These forms of Gae were at the top of their popularity 68 years ago (AVERAGE #513), but now, forms such as Gay have become less trendy. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gay, Gaye in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gae and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Gae is alike in pronunciation to Gaea, Gai, Gaia, Gaiea and Gaill. Other recommended sound-alike names are Fae, Gael, Gal, Gale, Jae, Mae and Rae. These names tend to be more frequently used than Gae.

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