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Gail

American  
[geyl] / geɪl /

noun

  1. a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”


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Gail Kirkham, 70, from Llanmaes, said: "All we're trying to do is protect the countryside."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A new book, ‘Marilyn and Her Books’ by Gail Crowther, explores the starlet’s personal library of 400 volumes and the misogyny that doubted her intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"The centenary is not just about remembering their comedy, but celebrating the joy they brought to people's lives," Eric's daughter Gail Morecambe has said of the event.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Novelist Gail Godwin, 88, has pointed readers toward a quote attributed to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: “An artist should always have one work between himself and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Gail, one of my restaurant coworkers put it, “you give and you give.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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