Gale

Gale is an English given name with more than one possible origin. As a feminine name it is often regarded as a short form of Abigail, from the Hebrew name Avigayil, meaning father's joy, though it may also have developed as a variant of Gayle. As a masculine name it has sometimes been connected to the Old Norse byname Gali, meaning singer or enchanter, or treated as an English word name evoking the force of a strong wind. The name shares close ties with the variant spellings Gayle and Gael.