Gael
[ɡeɪl]Meaning
probably from the ethnolinguistic term Gael, a speaker of a Gaelic language
Background Story
Behind the Name derives the name from the ethnolinguistic term Gael, which refers to speakers of the Gaelic languages. The name is recorded as used in French, where Gaël is given as the same spelling and a feminine form also exists. Its listed root is goídel.
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