Gailine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gailine

What is the meaning of the name Gailine ?

The baby name Gailine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAY-leen (ˈɡeɪliːn),GAY-line (ˈɡeɪlaɪn).

Gailine is English in Origin.

Gailine is a modern feminine given name, most likely an elaboration of Gail with the French -ine ending. Gail developed in 20th-century English as a short form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, "my father's joy," giving Gailine the sense of "father's joy" or "joyful." Orthography with ai/ay varies in Anglophone records.

Found sporadically in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand from the 1930s through the 1970s, Gailine rides the mid-century vogue for Gail/Gayle and elaborated forms like Gaylene or Gayleen. It remains very uncommon today, sometimes chosen as a distinctive twist on Gail or Abigail. Variant spellings include Gailene, Gayline, Gaylene, Gayleen, Gaeline, and Galine; related names are Gail, Gale/Gayle, and Abigail. Some also connect it to Greek Galene via Slavic Galina, yielding the alternate meaning "calm, serenity." Nicknames include Gail and Lina.

⚙ Gailine is exceptionally rare. There are only 5 recorded uses on record, spread over 1 country.