Gale

Origin: English
Meaning: Pleasant, merry
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Origin and Meaning of Gale

"Gale" is a name of English origin, and it means "Pleasant, merry". It's a name commonly given to both boys and girls.

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noun Gale

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A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
A moderate current of air; a breeze."A little gale will soon disperse that cloud." [Shak.]"And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings." [Milton.]
A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity."The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in New England, is sometimes called a gale." [Brooke (Eastford).]

Note: ☞ Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen (“moderate”) to about eighty (“very heavy”) miles an our.

Etymology: Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gjōla gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. Yell

verb Gale

To sale, or sail fast.

noun Gale

A song or story.

Etymology: OE. gal. See Gale wind

verb Gale

To sing.

Etymology: AS. galan. See 1st Gale

noun Gale

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

Etymology: AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel

noun Gale

The payment of a rent or annuity.

Etymology: Cf. Gabel

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A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

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A surname.

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Gale Anne Hurd

Gale Anne Hurd is a film producer and screenwriter. Gale was born on October 25th, 1955.

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Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon was an actor. His career lasted from 1933 to 1991. Gale was given the name Charles T. Aldrich Jr. on February 20th, 1906 in New York, New York, US. He passed away on June 30th, 1995.

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Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers is a football player for the Chicago Bears. Gale was born on May 30th, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas.

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Gale Harold

Gale Harold is an actor. He was most active from 2000 to present. Gale was given the name Gale Morgan Harold III on July 10th, 1969 in Atlanta.

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Gale Storm

Gale Storm was a traditional pop singer, actor, traditional pop music, traditional popsinger, and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1940 to 1989. Gale was given the name Josephine Owaissa Cottle on April 5th, 1922 in Texas, USA. She left this life on June 27th, 2009.

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Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard was an actress. She was most active from 1936 to 1936. Gale was given the name Edith Holm Sondergaard on February 15th, 1899 in Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. She passed away on August 14th, 1985.

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Kelly Gale

Kelly was given the name Kelly Olivia Gale on May 14th, 1995 in Gothenburg.

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Megan Gale

Megan Gale is a model and model (people). Megan was born on August 7th, 1975 in Perth.

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Amy Gale

Amy Gale is an athlete. Amy was born on November 7th, 1979 in Las Vegas Valley.

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Bob Gale

Bob Gale is a screenwriter and writer. Bob was born on May 25th, 1951 in University City, Missouri.

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Eric Gale

Eric Gale was a jazz and pop music session musician. He plays Guitar. Eric was born on September 20th, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. He breathed his last breath on May 25th, 1994.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1883	5	0	5
1887	6	0	6
1888	5	0	5
1890	5	0	5
1893	16	5	11
1894	12	0	12
1895	6	0	6
1896	5	5	0
1897	19	6	13
1898	6	0	6
1900	20	10	10
1901	11	0	11
1902	9	0	9
1903	12	0	12
1904	6	0	6
1905	18	7	11
1907	15	0	15
1908	28	9	19
1909	30	8	22
1910	19	7	12
1911	33	11	22
1912	51	9	42
1913	67	8	59
1914	106	17	89
1915	127	23	104
1916	140	26	114
1917	143	20	123
1918	177	22	155
1919	170	25	145
1920	211	35	176
1921	246	41	205
1922	206	26	180
1923	264	32	232
1924	270	27	243
1925	219	29	190
1926	230	38	192
1927	279	38	241
1928	217	36	181
1929	197	29	168
1930	228	29	199
1931	189	20	169
1932	266	42	224
1933	253	40	213
1934	340	78	262
1935	366	122	244
1936	372	122	250
1937	431	147	284
1938	444	152	292
1939	579	288	291
1940	695	388	307
1941	626	339	287
1942	663	365	298
1943	728	425	303
1944	666	383	283
1945	734	447	287
1946	871	566	305
1947	1,173	796	377
1948	949	600	349
1949	905	591	314
1950	995	662	333
1951	1,143	814	329
1952	1,145	820	325
1953	1,211	947	264
1954	1,268	1,015	253
1955	1,228	1,030	198
1956	1,271	1,078	193
1957	1,363	1,209	154
1958	1,186	1,052	134
1959	963	852	111
1960	716	587	129
1961	579	478	101
1962	423	329	94
1963	415	324	91
1964	379	290	89
1965	315	234	81
1966	299	234	65
1967	271	206	65
1968	214	160	54
1969	223	155	68
1970	181	128	53
1971	160	97	63
1972	134	96	38
1973	119	71	48
1974	113	65	48
1975	87	56	31
1976	64	41	23
1977	56	36	20
1978	50	32	18
1979	46	27	19
1980	50	31	19
1981	46	19	27
1982	48	35	13
1983	36	25	11
1984	25	10	15
1985	32	21	11
1986	25	18	7
1987	23	14	9
1988	18	9	9
1989	22	9	13
1990	19	11	8
1991	19	9	10
1992	15	7	8
1993	13	0	13
1994	15	5	10
1995	7	7	0
1996	11	5	6
1997	6	0	6
1998	8	8	0
1999	6	6	0
2000	13	5	8
2002	5	0	5
2003	7	0	7
2005	13	8	5
2007	7	0	7
2008	5	0	5
2011	6	6	0
2013	14	6	8
2014	9	0	9
2015	8	0	8
2016	8	0	8
2017	10	0	10

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Gale	U.S.
█	White	82.62%	64.26%
█	African American	10.02%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.20%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.68%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.08%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	3.40%	16.26%

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People with the last name Gale are most frequently White or African American

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#156 Unisex Names
How Popular is the name Gale? Gale is the 1,320^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Gale was the 2,296^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Gale have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 32,250 babies born with the first name Gale in the United States. That's more than enough people named Gale to occupy the territory of Gibraltar (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 29,441 (as of July 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Gale? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1883 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Gale first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Gale is Saturday, March 1st, 1873.
What year had the most people named Gale born? The highest recorded use of the first name Gale was in 1957 with a total of 1,209 babies. That's a lot of babies named Gale!
Random Gale Factoid: According to the 1928 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Gale ranks 92^nd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Idaho. Imagine that, 10 babies in Idaho have the same name as you in 1928.
Weird things about the name Gale: Your name in reverse order is Elag. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Elga. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Gale? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 15,866 people with the last name Gale.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Gale? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 5 of them will have Gale as their last name.