Contribute your knowledge to the name Gable English surname derived from the Old Norse gafl (gable), meaning "a triangular-shaped hill." Also related to the Old English geafol "fork." Famous real-life people named Gable: | Edit. Clark Gable, American actor.
Etymology & Historical Origin - Gael. Gael is a modern masculine name coined from the word Gael, a term used to describe a specific ethno-linguistic group of people descended from the Celtic tribes (the others being the Picts and the Brythons). Gael comes from the ancient Gaelic word “GoÃdel†meaning “Irishmanâ€.
Gaston Name Meaning. French: from the Old French oblique case of a Germanic personal name, originally probably a byname from gasti 'stranger', 'guest', 'host'. Compare Guest. The surname is also found in England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation.
From an English surname which was derived from Old French gaillard "high-spirited, boistrous". This name was rarely used after the mid-20th century, when the word gay acquired the slang meaning "homosexual".
Gentry Name Meaning. English: nickname, sometimes perhaps ironic, from Middle English, Old French genterie 'nobility of birth or character'. Compare Gentle.
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of Gibbon, which is a diminutive of Gibb, a pet form of the given name "Gilbert". Gilbert derives from "Gislebert", a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements "gisil", hostage, noble youth, and "berht", bright, famous.
The name Gilen is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Gilen is: Oath.
Gisele or Gisèle is a given name. The name is from Old German gesel meaning to "pledge" and variant of Giselle, Gisela etc.
Germain Name Meaning. French: from the Old French personal name Germain. This was popular in France, where it had been borne by a 5th-century saint, bishop of Auxerre. It derives from Latin Germanus 'brother', 'cousin' (originally an adjective meaning 'of the same stock', from Latin germen 'bud', 'shoot').
French Meaning: The name Garlan is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Garlan is: Wreath; prize.
