Gayle \ga(y)-le\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Gayle), is pronounced gayl. It is of English origin. Variant of Gail. Gala literally means "festive party". Gayle has 6 variant forms: Gala, Galea, Galen, Galena, Gayla and Gaylen. For more information, see also the related name Abigail. Baby names that sound like Gayle are Gale, Gaylle, Gayll, Gaile and Kayle. View a list of the 3 names that reference Gayle.