Gail is a masculine and feminine given name.

As a feminine name, it can be a short form of the Biblical name Abigail.

Gail has been used as a masculine and feminine name, and until the 1930s, was equally rare on either sex. Between the 1930s and 1960s its use as a feminine name increased, as a consequence marginalizing masculine usage by about 1960.[1]

Alternate spellings include Gaile, Gale, and Gayle.

Notable people with the given name include:

Fictional characters

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  • Gail, fictional comics character created by French cartoonist Philippe Druillet
  • Gail, fictional character in the 1999 video game Dino Crisis
  • Gail Leery, fictional character in the television series Dawson's Creek
  • Gail Platt, fictional character in the television series Coronation Street
  • Gail Wynand, fictional character in the 1943 novel The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
  • Gail Peck, a fictional character from the TV series Rookie Blue
  • Gail Hailstorm, fictional character from Scary Movie

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Gail". Behind the Name. Retrieved 23 December 2017.