Gael
noun
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Gael
1 American
[gayl]
/ geɪl /
noun
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Gaels
plural
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a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
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a Gaelic-speaking Celt.
Gael.
2
American
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Gael
abbreviation
Gael
British
/ ɡeɪl /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Gael
1590–1600; < Scots Gaelic Gaidheal, Old Irish Goidel
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"If it can be done for GCSEs, I simply don't understand why it can't be done for Nat 5," says Romi's mum, Gael Gordon.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Gael Clichy: Switzerland are a very dynamic group of young players, and their team and federation has progressed a lot in the past eight years or so.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“I went with Gael to watch the final match from the 1990–91 season, where Pumas became champions,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Passionately cheering for Pumas has also been part of his friendship with fellow actor Gael García Bernal since childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
If it please mine uncle, King Arthur, to accord with him, then the King will lose my service and that of all the Gael.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Gael. near, water, a river, show a close relationship; the Heb. nhar, a river, also seems to be allied.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Gael. and Ir. machd, a wave, I find the root of the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
The Gr. ναω, fluo, the Gael. nigh, to bathe, to wash, and the Obs.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
These writers derive it from Gael. dan, Ir. dana, fortis, audax, in reference to its strong and impetuous current.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
The Gael. lâ, lo, day, must, I think, contain the root.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Chesterton nailed it when he said “the great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, for all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
A sacrifice fly brought Gaels three-hole hitter Aiden Taurek to the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
Caoimh Mallon is the club secretary for Fullen Gaels, the only senior camogie team in the north of England.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
With less than two minutes left in regulation, the Gaels added a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
“The main thing is that the war is going to happen because the Teutons or the Galls or whatever you call them upset the Gaels long ago.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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