| 词条 | Gayle (given name) |
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|name=Gayle |gender=Unisex |language=Hebrew Anglo-Saxon |meaning=Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy |derived=Abigail |variant forms=Gail Gale[1] }}Gayle ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|eɪ|l}} {{respell|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] It is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and '60s.[1] Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine name. Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.[3] People with the given name Gayle
References1. ^1 2 A Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, Oxford University Press, 1990, {{ISBN|0-19-211651-7}}. 2. ^King James Bible. 3. ^Name Statistics web site. 3 : English-language unisex given names|Feminine given names|Masculine given names |
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