Gayle

Meanings

1. A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A surname.
4. A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

1. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
2. A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.