Name: Gayle
Gender: Female
Usage: Gayle, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Gayle are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Gayle across the world, see Gail.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Gayle is: Father in rejoicing, Lively.
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Numerology of the first name Gayle: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Gayle is ranked on the 1,159th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 438000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.006% of the population. The name Gayle has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Gayle for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Gayle (/ˈɡeɪl/ GAYL) is derived from the name Abigail.
It is a 1-syllable unisex name of Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon origins meaning Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy; cheerful; joyful.
The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form. It is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and '60s.
Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.
Variations: Gail; Gale
English: variant spelling of Gail. Its popularity has no doubt been increased by the fame of the American film actress Gayle Hunnicutt (b. 1942).
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