Name
GAL

Name GAL

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 3,161 births of Gal in the countries below, which represents an average of 22 births of children bearing the first name Gal per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 120 births.

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En Français Prénom Gal   
In Italiano Nome Gal   


Information about the first name Gal

The first name Gal is listed in our categories :The first name Gal has been assigned to:
93.58% to boys
6.42% to girls
The country where the first name Gal is the most common is:
SI Slovenia
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 3 letters including 1 vowel and 2 consonants

Gal in Japanese *

Romajigaru
Katakanaガル
Hiraganaがる
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Origin and meaning of name Gal

US English
Etymology src :
  • From gallon.
Etymology src :
  • Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of girl.
Etymology src :
  • Shortened from galileo.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal (plural gal or gals)
  • Abbreviation of gallon.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal (plural gals)
  • (colloquial) A young woman.
  • Synonyms: see Thesaurus:girl
  • Coordinate term: guy
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)
  • A galileo (unit of acceleration).
Anagrams src :
  • AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag
Anagrams src :
  • AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag
Noun src :
  • GAL
  • (law) Initialism of guardian ad litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɡæl/
  • Rhymes: -æl
Proper noun src :
  • Gal
  • Alternative form of Gal.
Middle English
Etymology src :
  • From Old English gāl (“lustful, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *gail, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.
Adjective src :
  • gal (Early Middle English)
  • lascivious, lustful
  • Sweche pinen he þolien schal þat her wes of his fles ful gal And wolde louien his fleses wil. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300
  • overly fond of
  • Gripes freteþ hoere mawen And hoere inward everuidel, Ne be þe þarof no so gal, Eft hoe werpeþ al in al. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300
Alternative forms src :
  • gol
Old French
Etymology src :
FR French
Noun src :
  • Gal m (plural Gaux)
  • Abbreviation of général. (when used as a title)
Noun src :
  • gal m (plural gals)
  • a unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second
Old French
Noun src :
  • gal m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)
  • A rock
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • French: galet, galette
  • Norman: galet, galette, galiche, galot
General
Etymology src :
  • Related to the verb gale.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal
  • genitive plural of gala
Symbol src :
  • Gal
  • (metrology) The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.
Verb src :
  • gal
  • inflection of gala:
  • present indicative
  • imperative
Afrikaans
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.
Noun src :
  • gal (uncountable)
  • The bodily fluid bile
Old English
Etymology src :
  • From Proto-West Germanic *gail.
  • Cognate with Old Saxon gēl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”).
Adjective src :
  • gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost)
  • wanton, lustful; wicked
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑːl/
Adjective (Descendants) src :
  • Middle English: gal, golEnglish: gole (dialectal)
Polish
Etymology src :
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Etymology src :
  • Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m inan
  • gallium
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m inan
  • A galileo
Noun src :
  • Gal m pers (feminine Galijka)
  • (historical) Gaul (one of the Gauls)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɡal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: Gal
  • Homophone: gal
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɡal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: gal
  • Homophone: Gal
PT Portuguese
Proper noun src :
  • Gal f
  • a female given name
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
  • verbal noun of gail (“cry, weep”)
  • (act of) crying, wailing
  • wail
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
  • burst of light/heat
  • ardour
  • valour
  • fury
  • vapour, steam
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /kal̪ˠ/
Icelandic
Etymology src :
  • From gala (“to crow”).
Noun src :
  • gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)
  • crowing (of a rooster)
  • yelling
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /kaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French gal.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m (plural gali)
  • a Gaul
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m (plural gali)
  • (physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō.
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Latin galla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal f (uncountable)
  • Bile, gall (yellow-green bodily fluid secreted by the liver).
  • Bile, anger, wrath.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)
  • A gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms).
Anagrams src :
  • alg, lag
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɣɑl/
  • Hyphenation: gal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse gal (“shouting”), derived from the verb gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)
  • crazy, mad, insane (mentally ill)
  • mad, angry (showing temper)
  • wrong (not the right one)
  • bad
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)
  • crow (the sound of a cock)
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • gal
  • imperative of gale
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ɡaːˀl/, [ˈɡ̊æˀl]
CZ Czech
Noun src :
  • Gal m anim (related adjective galský)
  • Gaul (person)
Noun (Declension) src :
  • This noun needs an inflection-table template.
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology src :
  • From gala (“to howl”).
Etymology src :
  • Abbreviation.
Etymology src :
  • Possibly from English. An abbreviation.
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala)
  • a crow, howl, scream
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • gal (upper case Gal)
  • Abbreviation of galatarbrevet.
Etymology (Symbol) src :
  • gal
  • symbol used to represent a gallon
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • gal
  • imperative of gala
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • gal (masculine and feminine gal, neuter galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galare, indefinite superlative galast, definite superlative galaste)
  • (nonstandard) galen
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal m
  • (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) Alternative spelling of gard (“farm”)
Anagrams src :
  • Gal, gla, lag
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”).
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • gal (neuter singular galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galere, indefinite superlative galest, definite superlative galeste)
  • insane; crazy; out of one's mind; mad
  • incorrect; erroneous; wrong; illegal; morally reproachable
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala or galene)
  • crow ((instance of) rooster's crowing)
Anagrams src :
  • lag, gla
Irish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).
Noun src :
  • gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)
  • blusterer
  • Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, galach
Pronunciation src :
  • (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ɡɑl̪ˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡalˠ/, /ɡal̪ˠ/
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • láth gaile
  • tuirbín gaile (“steam turbine”)
Occitan
Etymology src :
Noun src :
  • gal m (plural gals)
  • A cock, rooster
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): (East Vivaro-Alpine) [ˈdʒal]
  • IPA(key): (Provençal) [ˈɡau̯]
  • IPA(key): (East Languedocien) [ˈɡal]
  • IPA(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈɡal]
 

Popularity of the name Gal

Number of GAL births per year

Popularity of the name Gal
Popularity of the name Gal

Total births of Gal by country

Births with the first name Gal
Country
Boys
Girls
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
2,898
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
0
70
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
67
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
15
15
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
18
11
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
7
5
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
12
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
12
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
6
4
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
7
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1
3
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
1
3
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
4
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
0
1
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Gal

Total births of Gal by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Gal
Country
Boys
Girls
SISlovenia
2022
113
0
CLChili
2021
0
5
ABAlberta
2022
0
1
ITItaly
2021
0
1

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Personalities with the first name Gal

There are 7 personalities with the first name Gal

Gal Gadot (גל גדות) src

Israel
Actor Film producer Fashion model Model Beauty pageant contestant Beauty pageant winner

Gal Costa (Maria Da Graça Costa Penna Burgos) src

Brazil
Actor Composer Singer

Gal Fridman src

Israel
Sailor Windsurfer

Gal Mekel src

Israel
Basketball player

Gal Koren src

Slovenia
Ice hockey player

Gal Hirsch src

Israel
Military officer

Gal Yekutiel src

Israel
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Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Gal

There are 89 actors and actresses with the first name Gal
Gal Gadot
Gal Zaid
Gal Friedman
Gal Uchovsky
Gal Costa
Gal Soler
Gal Friday
Gal Luzon
Gal Frank
Gal Ben-Artzi
Gal Yorman
Gal Yardeni
Gal Atari
Gal Altschuler
Gal Lawrence
Gal Hoyberger
Gal Cohn
Gal Gvaram
Gal Aviv-Kalderon
Gal Cohen
Gal Gozlan
Gal Barzilay
Gal Ben Ari
Gal Fertzinger
Gal Chapsky
Gal Vizer
Gal Baram
Gal Tevet
Gal A. Robissa
Gal Vered

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Gal
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Gal

Rankings of first name GAL by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#14SI Slovenia2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#963CL Chili2021
#5356AB Alberta2022
#19981IT Italy2021
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