Gail
[ɡeɪl]Meaning
short form of Abigail
Background Story
Gail is a short form of Abigail. It is recorded as a given name in French, Hawaiian and Hungarian, and in a number of Biblical languages including Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek and Biblical Latin. Tagalog borrowed the name from English, and Gale, Gayle and Gaila are recorded as variants.
Related Names
Gabi
Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela
Gaby
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel
Abby
A diminutive of Abigail
Abbygail
A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail
Aliz
The Hungarian form of Alice, from the Old German for 'of noble kind'.
Anja
Form of Anya in several languages.
Anna
Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament
Asya
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Aleksandra; Turkish for "Asia (continent)"
Bena
The name Bena can mean 'blessed' or 'favored'.
Dana
Feminine form of Daniel or Dan; also a short form of Bogdana, Yordana or Gordana