Gael for a little boy

[ROSE2017Rose]

Hi what do you think of Gael for a little boy ?

Pronounced Gay-el or Gail? It's a no either way from me. Sorry.

I think that Gael looks a lot like a variant spelling of the girls name Gail.

It looks nice written down but if you said 'Gail' then I would be confused unless you or your DH were from a non British background.

I love it, but I am very biased - it's my son's name!

ps - totally outing myself to the very few people that might know me!

It’s a lovely Spanish name but I fear he would get teased in a British school, sorry.

Gaelan is a boy's name (not personally keen to be honest)

I have to warn you though - very few people will pronounce it correctly

I read Gael as Jail. Nuff said (sorry).

I like it!

I love it.

I think it looks lovely written down, but there would be likely confusion about pronunciation. I'm an Irish speaker and would pronounce it Gwale, and would take it to mean "Irishman". Is that what you'd intend?

No.

Thank you all. Yes pronounced Ga-el. Do you think he would get teased?

Without a doubt

Absolute no-no if in Scotland. And yes probably also teased in other parts of Uk (presume pronounced gale/Gail). For me the meaning is to do with Scottish history eh I am a gael /speak Gaelic etc etc (not explained v well, sorry)

It reads as Gail to me. Sorry x

I really like it but he may get a bit bullied depending on the area or school.

@ROSE2017Rose - mine didn't get any teasing. He has to repeat it several times and some find it difficult, but once they know how to say it, that's the end of it.

I would read it the same as Gail too.

Why?

@BertrandRussell - what do you mean 'why?'

I'm in Scotland and know a few Gael's. All female

I know two people named Gaël but both are French. Assuming you are in the UK you might consider Giles? I know it's the British version of Gilles rather than Gaël but it sounds quite similar and doesn't have the same baggage and difficulty with pronunciation in this country as Gael might.

I know a male Gael. No problem with it.