Name

Name GAMBLE

Between 1980 and 2022 there were 1 birth of Gamble in the countries below, which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name Gamble per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 0 birth.

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En Français

Prénom Gamble
In Italiano

Nome Gamble

Information about the first name Gamble

The first name Gamble has been assigned to:

100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls

The country where the first name Gamble is the most common is:

Alberta

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Gamble in Japanese ^*

Romaji	ganburu
Katakana	ガンブル
Hiragana	がんぶる
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Gamble in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gamble

English

Etymology

From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game +‎ -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game.

Etymology

From the Old Norse byname gamall (“old”), which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name.

Alternative forms

gambal (obsolete)

Alternative forms

Gammell, Gemmell

Anagrams

Gambel, Lambeg

Noun

gamble (plural gambles)
A bet or wager.
A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
A risky venture.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɡæm.bəl/
Rhymes: -æmbəl
Homophone: gambol

Verb

gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)
To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
To interact with equipment at a casino

Proper noun (Statistics)

According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamble is the 1,024th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34005 individuals. Gamble is most common among White (57.05%) and Black (36.62%) individuals.

Verb (See also)