Gaynell
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning cheerful; a feminine form of Gay with -nell suffix.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Gaynell by the numbers
Its American peak was 117 babies in 1952, making it a 1950s name.
Other names that come from Gay
Like Gaynell, each of these traces back to Gay: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that mean joy
Like Gaynell, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gaynell
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