''Gayle'' ( ) is a variant spelling of

Gail Gail may refer to: People * Gail (given name), list of notable people with the given name Surname * Jean-Baptiste Gail (1755–1829), French Hellenist scholar * Max Gail (born 1943), American actor * Sophie Gail (1775–1819), French singer ...

, a short form of the name

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's third wife, after Ahinoam and Saul's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to ...

.A Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, Oxford University Press, 1990, . Abigail is a feminine English name with Hebrew origins, meaning "my father is joy." In the

Old Testament The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Isr ...

Abigail was King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form'.King James Bible. The name is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and 1960s. Gayle may occasionally be used as a masculine name.

People with the given name Gayle

* Taylor Gayle Rutherford (known mononymously as GAYLE) (born 2004), American pop rock singer *

Gayle Benson Gayle Marie LaJaunie Bird Benson (born January 26, 1947) is an American businesswoman who is the owner of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

(born 1947), American businesswoman *

Gayle King Gayle King (born December 28, 1954) is an American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morning program, ''CBS Mornings'', and before that its predecessor '' CBS This Morning''. She is ...

(born 1954), American television personality and journalist *

Gayle McCormick Gayle McCormick (November 26, 1948 – March 1, 2016) was an American singer, best known for her work with the rock band Smith. Her recording and performing career stretched from 1965 to 1976. Early life She was born Gayle Annette to Richard an ...

(1948–2016), American singer, member of the band Smith *

Gayle Rankin Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress. She is known for her role as Sheila in the Netflix series '' GLOW'' (2017–2019). She also played Emily Dodson in the HBO series ''Perry Mason'' (2020). Her films include ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017), ''Her ...

, Scottish actress *

Gayle Rubin Gayle S. Rubin (born January 1, 1949) is an American cultural anthropologist, theorist and activist, best known for her pioneering work in feminist theory and queer studies. Her essay "The Traffic in Women" (1975) had a lasting influence in seco ...

(born 1949), American anthropologist and activist *

Gayle Ruzicka Gayle Ruzicka (born c. 1943) is a conservative political activist, talk radio host, and leader in the Utah Eagle Forum. Biography Ruzicka was born in California to a father who was a labor union president active in the Democratic Party. Ruzi ...

, American politician and activist

Fictional characters

Gayle Gossip The following is a list of fictional characters from the Danish-Canadian animated television series '' Ninjago'' and its sequel, which were produced by The Lego Group. The series features a large ensemble cast of recurring characters. The list inc ...

, a character in ''Ninjago''

References

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