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in reply to a message by Silver
Hi Silver!!
The Old German word for gay is ´geil´. There are some Frisian girls´ names (Geel, Gelke, Geelke, Geeltje etc.) coming from that root. So I don't think it's impossible that there's a connection to Gail as well.
Regards, Satu
The Old German word for gay is ´geil´. There are some Frisian girls´ names (Geel, Gelke, Geelke, Geeltje etc.) coming from that root. So I don't think it's impossible that there's a connection to Gail as well.
Regards, Satu
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They all look like nickname forms of Abigail to me, sometimes with a little weather mixed in, sometimes with fanci spellings.
Gay is Germanic all right - you can always bet on Satu the Great - but it came into English through Norman French and it wouldn't have been used as a given name for centuries. No idea when Abigail was first used as a given name in English, though.
Gay is Germanic all right - you can always bet on Satu the Great - but it came into English through Norman French and it wouldn't have been used as a given name for centuries. No idea when Abigail was first used as a given name in English, though.
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