Gael - Meaning of Gael

What does Gael mean?

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Gael

[ 1 syll. gae(l), ga-el ] The baby girl name Gael is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced as GEYL †. Gael has its origins in the Hebrew and Middle English languages. It is used largely in English.

Gael is a contracted form of the English, German, and Hebrew Abigail in the English language.

Gael is also a spelling variant of the English Gail.

Gael is also a form of the English Gale.

See also the related categories, english and hebrew.

Gael is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Gael, Abigail was the most frequently used. Gael has primarily been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Gael include Gail, Gaile, Gaill, Gaille, Gale, Gayl, Gayll, Gaylle, Gaal, Gaale, Gahl, Gal, Gayle, Gill, Glann, Glee, Glenne, Glie, Glo, and Gul.

† Pronunciation for Gael: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"