Gaël name meaning
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What does Gaël mean?
The boy name Gaël is mostly used in French, Swedish, Danish and Finnish, Gaël means "Gaelic, Celtic Tribe, The Gaels, Who Invaded the British Isles and Settled In Wales or About 500 Bc Before Our Era" has its origin in Celtic and Old Norse.
Gaël is Breton form of Judikaël. Also Gaël is Breton form of Gwenhael. It is celebrated on December 17th.
Variants of Gaël
How popular is the name Gaël?
Gaël used to be a common name in France, first appeared in 1956 and over 6332 babies have been given the name in 67 years. When at the peak of its usage in 2016,.
However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 67 years but it is still going strong. Gaël is a unique baby name in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 400 names.
In 2009, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 319 on boy names chart when 35 babies were named Gaël. There are over 485 babies that have been given the name Gaël in Belgium.
Gaël is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, in use since 1998, peaked in 2006 when it ranked 315th. Over 222 babies in Switzerland have been named Gaël. But Gaël is a popular baby name in DR Congo where every 1 in 10000 have the name as well as in Spain.
At least, 40000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.
Facts
Gaël in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
If you like Gaël, you would love these names
- Fergus - Admired Celtic and Old Irish Fergus means "Strong Fighter, Man of Vigor or Of Manly Strength" and is used especially in Scottish and English is used for boys
- Dymphna - Rare girl name Dymphna has its origin in Celtic, Dymphna means "Fawn" is principally used in Dutch
- Brandan means Raven, Sword or Name of a Saint is a gender-neutral name commonly used in Faroese and Swedish came from Old English and Celtic
- Phelim - Celtic name Phelim is used in Irish used as a baby boy name, meaning of Phelim is "Beauty Forever Good or Obscure"
- Shauna - Used chiefly in Kannada and Oriya frequently used, Shauna is originated from Celtic and Hebrew is a gender insensitive name, Shauna means "Gods Gift, God's Gift or God is Gracious"
Famous people named Gaël
- Gaël Duval, French entrepreneur
- Gaël Clichy, French professional footballer
- Gaël Monfils, French professional tennis player
- Gaël Givet, French footballer
- Gaël Morel, French film director, screenwriter and actor
- Gaël Danic, French professional footballer
- Gaël Bigirimana Gaïl Bigirimana is a Burundian footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United in the Barclays Premier League.
- Gaël Ascal composed the music of movie Cour interdite
Lists having Gaël
- Boy names beginning with G
- Celtic Boy Names
- Norse Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- French Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Tribe
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html