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♀ Gale (girl)
What does Gale mean?
Gale 
▼ as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Gale) is a Hebrew name, and the name Gale means "father of exaltation". Gale is an alternate spelling of Abigail (Hebrew). Gale is also a variant of Gail (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Ga-
Variations
VARIANTS Gaylle, Gayll, Gayle▼, Gayelle, Gayel, Gal, Gaile, Gahl, Gael
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ABIGAIL, GAIL Abbe, Gaila, Gaill, Galia, Gayla▼, Gayleen, Gaylene, Gayline, Gaylla
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gale Riley (G.R.), ..
How popular is Gale?
Gale is a very popular first name for females (#690 out of 4276, Top 16%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#2197 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gale was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #281 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Abbe, Abigail (#11 A YEAR AGO), Gail, Gaile, Gayla, Gayle and Gaylene are the popular variation forms of Gale. These forms of Gale were popular with parents a decade ago (USAGE OF 0.9%) and are somewhat less conventional today (USAGE 0.6%, ▼32%), with versions like Gayle becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Gale▼ is pronounced similarly to Gaelle, Gill, Gul and Gull. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alle, Carle, Cele, Cile, Cole, Daile, Dale▼, Dayle, Elle▲, Gabbe (see Gabrielle), Gabi, Gaby, Gada, Gae, Gaea, Gai, Gaia, Gaiea, Gala, Galea, Galen, Galena, Galit, Galla, Galya, Gana, Gavi, Gay▼, Gaye▼, Gaylen (see Gayle), Gene▼, Gila, Glade, Glen, Golde, Grace▼, Halle▼, Hazle, Iole, Kahle, Kalle, Kayle▼, Kyle▼, Mable▼, Neale, Paule, Peale, Sable, Sile, Vale and Zele. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gale.
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