Ways to get to nn Gal?

[name_u]Gal[/name_u] as in the slang term for girl, not [name_u]Gal[/name_u] as in [name_u]Gal[/name_u] Gadot who pronounces it more like ball. I thought of either [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] or [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] but I am not a huge fan of either. I would like a name starting with the hard ‘g’ sound so it is not that much of a stretch to get to [name_u]Gal[/name_u]. Any ideas? Thanks!

Galadriel (lord of the rings character)
[name_m]Gallagher[/name_m]

[name_f]Galena[/name_f]
[name_f]Galia[/name_f]

My thoughts:

[name_f]Galiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]

[name_f]Galilee[/name_f] was my first thought. There’s also [name_f]Galia[/name_f].

While I love LOTR, Galadriel is way too much name for me! I tend to prefer shorter names. The only one I like is [name_f]Galia[/name_f], but I don’t [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] it. Thanks for your help!

[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Galia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisele[/name_f]
[name_f]Guiliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
[name_f]Galaxy[/name_f]
[name_u]Galway[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Graciella[/name_f]

It’s a bit of a stretch, but you could do initials (first name with a “G”, double middle “A” and “L”)

Something like:

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f] [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]

The [name_m]French[/name_m] [name_f]Gaelle[/name_f] could work.

I’ve always loved [name_f]Galilea[/name_f] and [name_f]Galatea[/name_f], but they’re pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with “[name_m]Hal[/name_m]” rather than ball. I think you could still use the ball pronunciation for the nickname of you want- it’s not uncommon for nicknames to be a bit different for the original name in that way.

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] doesn’t start with G, but it still has the hard G sound… I think this lends itself quite easily to the NN “[name_u]Gal[/name_u]”

Other names with all 3 of the letters of [name_u]GAL[/name_u] (but not necessarily in that order):
[name_f]Elga[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrila[/name_f]
[name_f]Galiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Galila[/name_f]
Galinda
[name_f]Galla[/name_f]
[name_m]Galloway[/name_m]
Garcella/[name_f]Garcelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Gilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenda[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenys[/name_f]
[name_f]Glinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Golda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Griselda[/name_f]
Grisella
[name_f]Guadalupe[/name_f]
[name_f]Legacy[/name_f]
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
Margalit
[name_f]Regal[/name_f]
[name_u]Senegal[/name_u]

You might also consider FN/MN combo – either first name starting with GA and middle with L, or first name with G and middle with [name_m]AL[/name_m]. For example…

[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] [name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Alison[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] [name_f]Alanis[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f] [name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] [name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]