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Gayle may refer to:

Gayle (given name)

Gayle is derived from the name Abigail.

It is a 1-syllable unisex name of Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon origins meaning Happy God; Father in rejoicing; a father's joy; cheerful; joyful.

The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form. It is used in modern English and was a popular baby's name during the 1950s and '60s.

Under popular names it was ranked #4902 most common last name in the 1990 census.

Gayle (surname)

Gayle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Charles Gayle (born 1939), American jazz musician
  • Chris Gayle (born 1979), West Indian cricketer
  • Crystal Gayle (born 1951), Country and pop singer
  • Dwight Gayle (born 1990), English footballer
  • Gordon D. Gayle (1917–2013), United States Marine Corps brigadier general and historian
  • John Gayle (Alabama) (1792–1859), Governor of US state of Alabama
  • John Gayle (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
  • Marcus Gayle (born 1970), English-born Jamaican footballer
  • Michelle Gayle (born 1971), English actress and singer
  • Mike Gayle (born 1970), British author and freelance journalist
  • Peta-Gaye Gayle (born 1979), Jamaican sprinter
  • Shaun Gayle (born 1962), footballer

Usage examples of "gayle".

And though Tassis Gayle loved his daughter dearly, he had stood by while she married a man without love in his heart.

Leth, Governor of Aramoor province, waited impatiently for King Tassis Gayle to conclude his last encounter with his daughter.

Tassis Gayle had already lost his son, and Alazrian worried that this new loss would send the old man over the edge.

These days, Tassis Gayle resembled the blood-thirsty warlord he had been in his youth.

Alazrian had been too concerned about his mother to take much notice, but Leth was away from the castle often these days, and messengers from King Tassis Gayle were frequent.

He was an old man now, ancient really, but he had the classic Gayle strength about him, long of bone and wide of shoulder, and his short hair was hardly thinning at all.

Tassis Gayle was cruel, and the rumors of his mania were well-founded.

Other than his mother, Tassis Gayle was the only person in the world who showed him any kindness.

Tassis Gayle had never been stable and the death of his son had rushed him toward insanity.

He read about King Darius Vantran of Aramoor and his own grandfather, Tassis Gayle, and how Emperor Arkus had made them both send troops to Lucel-Lor to defend the Daegog.

Blackwood Gayle was killed by the Jackal, Richius Vantran, and that the Triin holy man Tharn was dead as well.

Tassis Gayle, been purchasing mounts for your horsemen from around the Empire?

Tassis Gayle would use his influence over Innswick and Gorkney, and Biagio would call up old debts from around the Empire.

For the treasonous speeches he has given, for the slander of our good rulers Elrad Leth and Tassis Gayle, and for his constant refusal to act for the good of Aramoor, Del Lotts will be beheaded.

The House of Gayle had always been a fine place to visit, a veritable labyrinth for a small boy to explore, and the thought of seeing it again excited him.