Baby Name Roulette - Gale
The Gale name meaning originates from Olde English and Hebrew from The Bible meaning "a father's joy". As a name for a daughter, Gail is the diminutive of Abigail, a wife of King David in the Old Testament. As a name choice for a son and typically spelled Gale, it is a surname that evolved to become a given name and is intended as "light", "pleasant" and "merry". Both versions, Gale and Gail, were popular choices through the middle of the 20th century but less so now.
The Gale name meaning originates from Olde English and Hebrew from The Bible meaning "a father's joy". As a name for a daughter, Gail is the diminutive of Abigail, a wife of King David in the Old Testament. As a name choice for a son and typically spelled Gale, it is a surname that evolved to become a given name and is intended as "light", "pleasant" and "merry". Both versions, Gale and Gail, were popular choices through the middle of the 20th century but less so now.
