Gaël (feminine Gaëlle) is a

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given name. Its etymology is uncertain, it may be related to the ethnonym ''Gael'' ( Goidel); alternatively, it may be a variant of the name

Gwenhael Saint Gwenhael (french: Guénaël; br, Gwenael; Old Breton: ''Gwenhael'') was a Breton saint of the 6th century, born at Ergué-Gabéric (Finistère), the second abbot of Landévennec Abbey, successor in 532 to the founder, Saint Winwaloe (Gwen ...

(name of a 6th-century Breton saint). While the popularity of the masculine name ''Gaël'' has been consistently at about rank 100 in

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during the 2000s, the feminine name was at rank 100 in 2000 but has declined in popularity since, dropping below rank 400 by 2010. The masculine name ''Gael'' in the United States rose steeply in popularity during the 2000s; below rank 1,000 before 2002, it rose to rank 146 in 2012.behindthename.com
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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 and ...

and

Gayle Gayle or Gayl may refer to: People * Gayle (given name), people with the given name * Gayle (surname), people with the surname * Gayle (singer) (born 2004), American singer-songwriter Places * Gayle, North Yorkshire, England * Gayle, Jamaica, a ...

(short form of

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 second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married ...

People called Gaël (Gael)

Men: * Gaël Angoula (b. 1982), French footballer *

Gaël Clichy Gaël Dimitri Clichy (born 26 July 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club Servette. He primarily plays as a left-back, being also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wing-back. He is predominant ...

(b. 1985), French footballer *

Gaël Da Silva Gaël Da Silva (Vaulx-en-Velin, 30 December 1984) is a French gymnast. He competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an i ...

(b. 1984), French gymnast *

Gaël Danic Gaël Danic (born 19 November 1981) is a French retired professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Danic played for Stade Rennais F.C. at senior Level, before moving to En Avant de Guingamp, and after that Grenoble, where he ...

(b. 1981), French footballer * Gaël Etock (b. 1993), Belgian footballer *

Gaël Fickou Gaël Fickou (born 26 March 1994) is a French rugby union player who plays for French club Racing 92. His usual position is in the Centre or Wing. Club career Fickou made his Heineken Cup debut on 14 October 2012, scoring the only try of the ...

(b. 1994), French rugby player *

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', ...

(b. 1978), Mexican actor and producer *

Gaël Germany Gaël Germany (born 10 May 1983 in Sainte-Marie) is a Martiniquais international footballer who currently plays for Samaritaine as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an ex ...

(b. 1983), French footballer *

Gaël Givet Gaël Givet-Viaros (born 9 October 1981), known as Gaël Givet, is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-footed centre back and as a left-back. Givet was a UEFA Champions League runner-up with Monaco in 2004 and was part of ...

(b. 1981), French footballer *

Gaël Kakuta Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Amiens and the DR Congo national team. A youth product of Lens, Kakuta moved to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer. Rarely ...

(born 1991), footballer * Gaël Leforestier (b. 1975), French television host * Gael Margulies (b. 1994), Israeli footballer *

Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in November 2016. H ...

(b. 1986), French tennis player *

Gaël Monthurel Gaël Monthurel (born January 22, 1966) is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 an ...

(b. 1966), French handball player *

Gaël Morel Gaël Morel (born 25 September 1972) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France, a town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon. He grew up in the nearby village of La ...

(b. 1972), French film director * Gaël N'Lundulu (b. 1992), French footballer * Gaël Pencreach (b. 1977), French runner * Gaël Querin (b. 1987), French decathlete * Gaël Tallec (b. 1976), French rugby player * Gaël Touya (b. 1973), French fencer *

Gaël Yanno Gaël Yanno (born 2 July 1961 in Nouméa, New Caledonia) is a French politician, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 2014 to 2015, and again from July 2018 to May 2019. ...

(b. 1961), French politician representing New Caledonia Women: *

Gael Baudino Gael Baudino (born 1955) is a contemporary American fantasy author who also writes under the pseudonyms of Gael Kathryns, Gael A. Kathryns, K.M. Tonso, and G.A. Kathryns. She attended college at the University of Southern California. Sometime bef ...

(b. 1955, pen name), American fantasy author * Gael Jean Campbell-Young (b. 1973), South African-born plant taxonomist and actor *

Gael Greene Gael Greene (December 22, 1933 – November 1, 2022) was an American restaurant critic, author, and novelist. She became '' New York'' magazine's restaurant critic in fall 1968, at a time when most New Yorkers were unsophisticated about food and ...

(1933–2022), American restaurant critic and author *

Gael Mackie Gael Briane Mackie (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadians, Canadian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Family Mackie's father, William Mackie, twice qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in men's ...

(b. 1988), Canadian artistic gymnast *

Gael Martin Gael Patricia Mulhall-Martin (born 27 August 1956) is a former Australian athlete who competed in the shot put and in the discus throw at the Olympic level and also had a career in powerlifting. Athletics Born in Melbourne, Mulhall-Martin i ...

(b. 1956), Australian athlete * Gael Murphy (year of birth unknown), American anti-war activist

People called Gaëlle (Gaelle)

* Anna Gaël (1943–2022), Hungarian actress * Gaëlle Méchaly (b. 1970), French soprano *

Gaelle Adisson Gaelle Adisson (born 1974) is an American deep house and downtempo singer-songwriter/producer born in New Jersey. Life style Adisson contributed vocals on the 1999 global hit " King of My Castle", a song by the Wamdue Project. "King of My Cas ...

(b. 1974), American house/soul singer and songwriter *

Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (born 24 July 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France. Career Sidot turned professional in 1994. Her best Grand Slam singles performances were reaching the third round exactly once in each of the four Grand S ...

(b. 1979), French tennis player * Gaëlle Thalmann (b. 1986), Swiss footballer * Gaëlle Valcke (b. 1986), Belgian field hockey player *

Gaelle Mys Gaelle Mys (born 16 November 1991) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. The 2007 and 2008 senior all-around Belgian National Champion

(b. 1991), Belgian gymnast *

Gaëlle Enganamouit Gaëlle Deborah Enganamouit (born 9 June 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Málaga CF and the Cameroon women's national team. Club career Enganamouit previously played in the Serbian First League for Sp ...

(b. 1992), Cameroonian footballer * Gaëlle Barlet (b. 1988), French mountain bike orienteering competitor (champion 2011)

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People called Gaël (Gael)

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