as a Last Name
- 15,252
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Gale
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname for a cheerful or boisterous person, from Middle English ga(i)le ‘jovial’, ‘rowdy’, from Old English gāl ‘light’, ‘pleasant’, ‘merry’, which was reinforced in Middle English by Old French gail. Compare Gail 2.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,252
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Gale per capita
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