Gaylen

Gaylen Meaning & Origin

About Gaylen
The name "Gaylen" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "gār" meaning "spear" and "lēah" meaning "woodland" or "clearing." Therefore, the name "Gaylen" can be interpreted to mean "spear warrior" or "one who dwells in the woodland clearing." It is a unisex name that can be given to both boys and girls.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Gaylen is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 64.10% and females 35.90%, based on recent birth statistics.

Gaylen Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G EY1 L AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/gaylen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gaylen in Braille

Here's how to represent Gaylen in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Gaylen in braille

How to Spell the Name Gaylen in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Gaylen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gaylen in sign language

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