Gayle (given name)

Unisex given name

GayleGender| Unisex

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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

Gayle (/ˈɡeɪl/ GAYL) is a variant spelling of Gail, a short form of the name Abigail.[1]

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] The name is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine name.

## People with the given name Gayle

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* 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

## Fictional characters

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* Gayle Gossip, a character in Ninjago

## References

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1. ^ a b c A Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
2. ^ King James Bible.

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