As a feminine name, it can be a short form of the Biblical name
Abigail.
Gail has been used as a masculine and feminine name, and until the 1930s, was equally rare on either sex. Between the 1930s and 1960s its use as a feminine name increased, as a consequence marginalizing masculine usage by about 1960.[1]
Alternate spellings include Gaile,
Gale, and
Gayle.
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As a feminine name, it can be a short form of the Biblical name
Abigail.
Gail has been used as a masculine and feminine name, and until the 1930s, was equally rare on either sex. Between the 1930s and 1960s its use as a feminine name increased, as a consequence marginalizing masculine usage by about 1960.[1]
Alternate spellings include Gaile,
Gale, and
Gayle.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.