Boy · Old Norse
Gamel
Say it: GAM-ul
Meaning
From Old Norse gamall 'old'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in northern England.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 15 babies given this name since 1967
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 347,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gamal
| Old Norse | Gamall |
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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