Gayle (given name)
Gayle (/ˈɡeɪl/ GAYL) is a variant spelling of Gail, a short form of the name Abigail.[1]
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hebrew Anglo-Saxon |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Gail Gale[1] |
| Derived | Abigail |
Abigail is a feminine English name with Hebrew origins, meaning "my father is joy." In the Old Testament Abigail was King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form.[2] It is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and '60s.[1]
Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine name.
Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.[3]
People with the given name Gayle
- Taylor Gayle Rutherford (known mononymously as GAYLE) (born 2004), American pop rock singer
- Gayle Benson (born 1947), American businesswoman
- Gayle King (born 1954), American television personality and journalist
- Gayle McCormick (1948–2016), American singer, member of the band Smith
- Gayle Rankin, Scottish actress
- Gayle Rubin (born 1949), American anthropologist and activist
- Gayle Ruzicka, American politician and activist
References
- A Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
- King James Bible.
- Name Statistics web site.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.