Given name & surname

Galla

“a merrymaker; of the festive party”·“a singer”·“woman from Gaul”

Galla is a variant of Gala. Interpretations include “a merrymaker; of the festive party”, “a singer”, and “woman from Gaul”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Galla is a variant of Gala. Interpretations include “a merrymaker; of the festive party”, “a singer”, and “woman from Gaul”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Galla is a variant of Gala. Gala has been associated with French, Scandinavian, and Latin naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Latin Gallus.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Galla’s family of names

Galla has a related form in Gala. In English usage, Galla as a surname has a related form in Kalla. In Greek usage, Galla as a surname is a transliteration of Γάλλα.

Walk Galla’s family in the name graph

GallaΓάλλαGalaKallaGal·la

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Galla

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