Gall as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gall

What is the meaning of the name Gall ?

The baby name Gall is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡæl/ (English); /ɡal/ (Irish/Scottish Gaelic).

Gall is English, Irish, Latin, Scottish in Origin.

Gall blends Latin and Gaelic strands. In Latin, Gallus meant both “a Gaul” (a person from ancient Gaul) and “rooster,” a symbol of vigilance; in Old Irish, gall denoted a “foreigner.” The name is best known through Saint Gall (Latin Gallus), a 7th‑century Irish monk whose hermitage gave rise to the Swiss city and abbey of St. Gallen. As a given name it appeared in medieval ecclesiastical records across the German‑speaking world and occasionally in the British Isles, though in modern times it is far rarer as a forename than as a surname.

Variants include the Latin form Gallus; Hungarian Gál; Italian/Spanish Gallo; and the feminine Galla. English and German retain the clipped form Gall, with the by‑form Gaul sometimes seen in older texts. Meaning is interpreted either as “from Gaul” or “rooster,” with the Irish sense “foreigner” also plausible. Feast day: 16 October.

⚙ Gall is far from common. We count 122 recorded uses of it across 30 countries.