Gaël (given name)

Gaël (feminine Gaëlle) is a French (Breton) 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 (name of a 6th-century Breton saint).

While the popularltiy of the masculine name Gaël has been consistently at about rank 100 in France during the 2000s, the feminine name was at rank 100 in 2000 but has declined in popularity since, dropping below rank 400 by 2010.^[1] 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.^[2]

Gael also sees some use as a feminine given name in the United States, as a variant of Gail, Gayle (short form of Abigail).

People called Gaël (Gael)

Men:

• Gaël Yanno (b. 1961), French politician representing New Caledonia
• Gaël Monthurel (b. 1966), French handball player
• Gaël Morel (b. 1972), French film director
• Gaël Touya (b. 1973), French fencer
• Gaël Leforestier (b. 1975), French television host
• Gaël Tallec (b. 1976), French rugby player
• Gaël Pencreach (b. 1977), French runner
• Gael García Bernal (b. 1978), Mexican actor
• Gaël Danic (b. 1981), French footballer
• Gaël Givet (b. 1981), French footballer
• Gaël Angoula (b. 1982), French footballer
• Gaël Germany (b. 1983), French footballer
• Gaël da Silva (b. 1984), French gymnast
• Gaël Clichy (b. 1985), French footballer
• Gaël Monfils (b. 1986), French tennis player
• Gaël Quérin (b. 1987), French decathlete
• Gaël N’Lundulu (b. 1992), French footballer
• Gaël Etock (b. 1993), Belgian footballer
• Gaël Fickou (b. 1994), French rugby player
• Gael Margulies (b. 1994), Israeli footballer

Women:

• Gael Baudino (b. 1955, pen name Gael Kathryns) American fantasy writer
• Gael Martin (b. 1956), Australian athlete
• Gael Mackie (b. 1988), Canadian gymnast
• Gael Murphy (year of birth unknown), American anti-war activist

People called Gaëlle (Gaelle)

• Gaëlle Méchaly (b. 1970), French soprano
• Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (b. 1979), French tennis player
• Gaëlle Maugeais (b. 1979), French footballer
• Gaelle Adisson (year of birth unknown; active 1997 onward), New Jersey songwriter
• Gaëlle Thalmann (b. 1986), Swiss footballer
• Gaëlle Valcke (b. 1986), Belgian field hockey player
• Gaelle Mys (b. 1991), Belgian gymnast
• Gaëlle Enganamouit (b. 1992), Cameroonian footballer
• Gaëlle Barlet (year of birth unknown), French mountain bike orienteering competitor (champion 2011)

References

1. behindthename.com
2. behindthename.com

See also

• All pages beginning with "Gaël"
• All pages beginning with "Gael"