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Ryszard Galla, Polish politician; Galla Gaulo, the fifth traditional Doge of Venice (755–756) Galla tinctoria, the commercial nutgall produced by the gall oak (Quercus lusitanica) Galla Township, Pope County, Arkansas; Gallu, a Mesopotamian demon; Another name for P'tcha, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish food; Outdated exonym for the Oromo
Gala is a feminine given name with multiple origins from different cultures. As a Spanish name, it is a feminine version of the name Gallus, derived either from a Latin cognomen meaning rooster or meaning "man from Gaul". Saint Gall was a 6th-century saint. [1]
Oromo (/ ˈ ɒr ə m oʊ / [5] OR-əm-ow or / ɔː ˈ r oʊ m oʊ / [6] [7] aw-ROW-mow; Oromo: Afaan Oromoo), historically also called Galla, [8] which is regarded by the Oromo as pejorative, [9] is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch.
Galle was known as Gimhathitha in ancient times. The term is believed to be derived from the classical Sinhalese term meaning "port near the River Gin". It is believed that the town got its name as Gaalla in the native tongue as a result of the large number of bullock carts that took shelter in the area, following the long slow journeys from remote areas of the island.
Gala (given name), the given name; Gala (king), king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia; Gala (singer), Italian singer/songwriter; Gala Dalí (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí; Gala Aleksić (born 1969), Serbian actress; Gala Varo, Mexican drag queen; Antonio Gala (1930–2023), Spanish poet and ...
Stephanus Byzantinus (6th century CE) said the name came from King Gallus, [3] while Ovid (43 BC – 17 CE) said it derived from the Gallus river in Phrygia. [4] The same word ( gallus singular, galli plural) was used by the Romans to refer to Celts and to roosters , and the latter especially was a source of puns.
Gallu demons hauled unfortunate victims off to the underworld.They were one of seven devils (or "the offspring of hell") of Babylonian theology that could be appeased by the sacrifice of a lamb at their altars.
The name Gala may be from the Old English galga meaning "gallows" (Scots galwe), [1] perhaps by back-formation from Galashiels. [1] Or else, Gala may originally be from Brittonic, [1] and derived from *gāl meaning "enmity, hatred" (Welsh gâl), [1] or cognate to the Welsh verb galw, "call" (Cornish galow, "a call"). [1]