What Gael means
Gael is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning "Gaelic speaker". It comes from Gael (a speaker of a Gaelic language), from Old Irish Goídel. It is pronounced gah-EL.
Etymology probable but not certain; the name is an ethnonym rather than a word with a meaning. Gael García Bernal made it a top ten name in Mexico.
Popularity: among the top names for newborns in Mexico. See the current top names.
Related meanings: family.
