Gayle (given name)
Unisex given name
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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
- Taylor Gayle Rutherford (known mononymously as GAYLE) (born 2004), American pop rock singer
- Gayle Benson (born 1947), American businesswoman
- Gayle Fulks (born 1985), American basketball coach
- Gayle King (born 1954), American television personality and journalist
- Gayle McCormick (1948–2016), American singer, member of the band Smith
- Gayle Pezzo, American politician
- Gayle Rankin, Scottish actress
- Gayle Rubin (born 1949), American anthropologist and activist
- Gayle Ruzicka, American politician and activist
Fictional characters
- Gayle Gossip, a character in Ninjago
