Gayle (given name)
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Gayle
Gender: Unisex
Unisex
Unisex stands for the meaning that either gender or sex will be able to, but can also be another term for gender-blindness.The term was coined in the 1962 and was used fairly informally...

Origin: Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...

Meaning: Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy; cheerful; joyful

Gayle, pronounced ˈɡeɪl , is derived from the name Abigail
Abigail
Abigail was the wife of Nabal; she became a wife of David after Nabal's death .In the passage, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, and Abigail attempts to placate David in order to stop him taking revenge...

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It is a 1-syllable unisex
Unisex
Unisex stands for the meaning that either gender or sex will be able to, but can also be another term for gender-blindness.The term was coined in the 1962 and was used fairly informally...

 name of Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...

 origins meaning Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy; cheerful; joyful.

The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

 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 60's.

Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.

Variations: Gail
Gail
-Given name:*Gail Borden , American inventor*Gail Collins , American journalist*Gail Cronauer , American actress*Gail Devers , American athlete*Gail Ann Dorsey , American musician...

; Gale
Gale
A gale is a very strong wind. There are conflicting definitions of how strong a wind must be to be considered a gale. The U.S. government's National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots of sustained surface winds. Forecasters typically issue gale warnings when winds of this strength are...

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