Gail

I very much prefer Abigail.

A bit masculine for my taste. Sorry. It's not really that I'm a fan of super girly names, but Gail strikes me as more of a man's name than a woman's, especially because of the pronunciation. I prefer other names.

Just awful. Nothing much to say.

Better than Gayle.

Very very very pretty.

Seems okay as a nickname for Abigail, but a bit unpleasant as a full name.

I like it spelled “Gale.”.

Avigayil is the Old Testament Hebrew styling of the English Abigail and it means "my father's joy" so I guess Gail is the "joy" bit. It's my given name and I'm always trying to find a substitute because to me it is blah. I've tried some pseudonyms but none stick. It does have an interesting history though. And people with foreign accents make it sound charming. Still deciding...

My name is Abigail, but Gail's better. It doesn't make me sound like an ignorant, innocent five year old like Abby does or an old fashioned housewife like Abigail does, and it has a good ring to it.

Gail is my given name and I've always considered it boring. One syllable, nothing there, no one famous has held the name (no one I know of, anyway). But I've never disliked it enough to change it. Just blah...

I love my name! It's soft and sweet sounding. But watch out, I can be stormy if pushed.
I did change the spelling to Gayle because I thought it was more modern and fresh.
I also like the connection to the Irish Gaels. In fact, I met a girl from Ireland once named Gail, who spelled her name Gael.

My name is Gail and I have never met another Gail under the age of 50. I'm 15 but what I have noticed is that when I'm reading movie credits or author's names and stuff the most creative of jobs are given to Gails. It is my belief that Gail is a creative and normally well liked [personality].

This is my mom's name! I like the name, but I get irritated when people spell her name wrong, a lot of people spell it Gale.

The name doesn't have the most pleasant of sounds because of the dark 'L' sound, but I prefer it to Abigail. At least the name is short and simple. It's quite plain and boring, but it's still better than Abigail, as the nickname Abby makes me think of little girls and convents. This is a mature enough name.

I personally love the name Gail. My wonderful music teacher is named Gail, but it is not short for anything. Because of my association with Gail, I always think of music blowing on the wind.