Gehl Family History
Gehl Name Meaning
German:: from a short form of an old personal name formed with Middle High German geil ‘voluptuous mischievous rich’. nickname for someone with blond hair or a pale complexion from Middle Low German Middle High German gel ‘yellow blond’. in eastern Germany from a vernacular short form of the personal name Daniel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022