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♂ Gail (boy)
What does Gail mean?
Gail 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Gail). The name Gail means "foreigner; cheerful, happy". Gail is an alternate form of Gale (Irish, Gaelic, Old English). See also Gael
STARTS WITH Ga-
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (happy)
Variations
VARIANTS Gayle▼, Gaile, Gaelle, Gaell, Gael▲
RELATIONS VIA GALE Gaill, Gaille
FEMININE FORMS Gael, Gay, Gayle
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gail Nehemiah (G.N.), ..
How popular is Gail?
Gail is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#868 out of 1220, Top 71%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#21553 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gail reached its apex position of #407 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Gail rated in the Top 2000 are Gael (#132 FROM RECENT DATA), Gale and Gayle. These forms of Gail were at the apex of their popularity in 2018 (ADOPTION OF 0.2%), except for versions such as Gail which have fallen out of fashion. Gael is the most trendy boy name among these.
Similar Names
Gail▼ is alike in pronunciation to Gal, Gall, Gil and Gill. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adil, Akil, Amil, Axil, Bail, Basil▼, Bazil, Danil, Egil, Emil▼, Fadil, Fazil, Gab, Gabe, Gabi, Gabie, Gable, Gaby, Gad, Gadi, Gadiel, Gaer, Gage▼, Gaige▼, Gaine, Gains, Gair, Gaius, Galil, Galin, Gallo, Galo, Galt, Gamal, Gamel, Gamul (see Gamal), Gard, Gari, Garin, Gary▼, Gavin▼, Gavril, Gay, Gaz, Geir, Gib, Gili, Glin, Graig, Gwin, Hamil, Jalil, Jamil, Kahil, Kail, Kalil, Kamil, Nabil, Neil▼, Phil▼, Sahil, Sail, Savil, Trail, Vail and Wil. These names tend to be less frequently used than Gail.
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