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Gail name meaning

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721
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Gail mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Gail

User Submitted Origins

English
73%
Hebrew
9%
American
5%
African
5%
Anglo-Saxon
5%
Chinese
5%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Indiana, U.S., the name Gail means "Father's Pride, Source of Joy, A wind of Love".
  2. 2 submissions from the United States and India agree the name Gail means "Source of joy".
  3. A user from Canada says the name Gail is of American origin and means "Father's joy".
  4. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Gail is of English origin and means "A wind of love".
  5. A user from Philippines says the name Gail means "Gorgeous,. Active,. Imperfect but. Loving".
  6. According to a user from South Africa, the name Gail means "Gail is of Hebrew origin, derived from the name of King David's wife, and means, 'The lovely one'".
  7. A submission from Canada says the name Gail means "I always thought it meant a gale or storm".
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Wiktionary
  1. A female given name, a diminutive of Abigail.
  2. Alternative spelling of Gayle (given name)
  3. Alternative spelling of Gayle (A jargon in South Africa.)
  4. An unincorporated town, the county seat of Borden County, Texas, United States.

Gail was also found in the following language(s): Tagalog

Notable Persons Named Gail

Notable Persons Named Gail

Gail Kim

Gail Kim is a wrestler. Gail was born on February 20th, 1977 in Toronto.

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Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa was a trustee of zappa family trust and trustee of zappa family trust (2002–2015). Gail was given the name Adelaide Gail Sloatman on January 1st, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. She breathed her last breath on October 7th, 2015.

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Gail Porter

Gail Porter is a television presenter, television personality, former model, and actress. Gail was born on March 23rd, 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Gail Simone

Gail Simone is a comics creator.

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Gail O'Grady

Gail O'Grady is an actress. Her career lasted from 1986 to 1986. Gail was given the name Gail Ann O'Grady on January 23rd, 1963 in Detroit.

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Gail Russell

Gail Russell was an actress. Her career lasted from 1943 to 1943. Gail was given the name Elizabeth L. Russell on September 21st, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She breathed her last breath on August 26th, 1961.

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  • Gail Fisher
    Actress
  • Gail Seymore Halvorsen
    Military Person
  • Gail Ann Dorsey
    Musician
  • Craig Stevens
  • Gail Goodrich
    Basketball Player
  • Gail Patrick
  • Gail Devers
    Athlete
  • Gail Kobe
    Actor
  • Gail Davis
    Actor
  • Gail Harris
    Model
  • Gail Carriger
    Writer
  • Gail Dines
  • Gail Borden
    Engineer
  • Gail Carson Levine
    Writer

Notable Persons With the Last Name Gail

Notable Persons With the Last Name Gail

Max Gail

Max Gail is an actor. His ongoing career started in 1970. Max was given the name Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, Jr. on April 5th, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, US.

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Jane Gail

Jane Gail was an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1909 to 1920. Jane was given the name Ethel S. Magee on August 16th, 1890 in Salem, New York, U.S. She left this life on January 30th, 1963.

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Sophie Gail

Sophie was born on August 28th, 1775 in Paris. She passed away on July 24th, 1819.

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Otto Willi Gail

Otto was born on July 18th, 1896 in Gunzenhausen. He passed away on March 29th, 1956.

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Philippa Gail

Philippa Gail was a television actor, actor, and film actor. She was most prominent from 1963 to 1992. Philippa was born on August 16th, 1942 in United Kingdom. Philippa is also known as Philippa J. Gordge. She left this life on July 26th, 1999.

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Luis Miguel Gail

Luis Miguel Gail is a soccer player for the Real Valladolid, Real Valladolid B, Real Betis, Spain national under-18 football team, Spain national under-19 football team, and Spain national under-20 football team. Luis was born on February 23rd, 1961 in Valladolid. Luis is also known as Gail and Luis.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Gail U.S.
  White 66.99% 64.26%
  African American 22.75% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.25% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.94% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.08% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 4.99% 16.26%

Of Last Name Gail

People with the last name Gail are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Gail

  • What name lists does Gail rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Gail? Gail is the 361st most popular name of all time. As a last name Gail was the 31,994th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Gail have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 210,581 babies born with the first name Gail in the United States. That's more than enough people named Gail to occupy the country of Samoa with an estimated population of 186,340 (as of November 7, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Gail? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Gail first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Gail is Monday, January 22nd, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Gail born? The highest recorded use of the first name Gail was in 1951 with a total of 9,885 babies. That's a lot of babies named Gail!
  • Random Gail Factoid: According to the 1959 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Gail ranks 45th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Massachusetts. Imagine that, 327 babies in Massachusetts have the same name in 1959.
  • Weird things about the name Gail: The name spelled backwards is Liag. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Agli. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Gail? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 721 people with the last name Gail.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Gail? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Gail as their last name since less than 1 person in 417k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Gail name meaning

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