Galla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Galla

What is the meaning of the name Galla ?

The baby name Galla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡæl.ə/ (GAL-uh); sometimes /ˈɡɑː.lə/ (GAH-lah).

Galla is Latin in Origin.

Galla is the Latin feminine cognomen derived from Gallus/Gallia, meaning "a woman from Gaul" or "Gallic." In Roman naming, it marked geographic or ethnic origin rather than personal traits. The root also underlies French Gaul and Latin Gallia, giving the name a classical, pan-European flavor.

The name appears in Late Antiquity among high-ranking women: Empress Galla, second wife of Theodosius I and mother of Galla Placidia, and Saint Galla of Rome, a sixth-century widow venerated for charity. Usage waned after the medieval period but surfaces sporadically in Italy and other European countries. Variants and related forms include Gala (sometimes used independently), the learned form Gallia, and the masculine Gallus; compare also French Gael/Gaelle as another ethnonymic set. Because Gala can be a short form of Slavic Galina (from Greek Galene "calm"), the two are sometimes conflated, though Galla's Latin sense remains "woman of Gaul."