galla

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginLatin Gallus ← Medieval Latin galla →
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Meanings

galla1

noungalla (plural gallas)

plural gallas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of gallu (“Mesopotamian demon”).

Galla2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.

Galla3

nounGalla pl (plural only)
  1. datedoffensivepluralplural onlyproscribedThe Oromo people.
proper noun
  1. datedoffensiveproscribedThe Oromo language.

Origin

Galla · proper noun

  1. Medieval Latingalla“oak apple”
  2. LatinGallus
  3. EnglishGalla

* As a Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Gallus, Gaulus (“a Gaul”), also see Gall. * As an Italian surname, from gallo (“rooster”), or from Medieval Latin galla (“oak apple”), or a spelling variant of Calla, Cala. * As an Arabic and Muslim surname, spelling variant of Kalla.

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Galla · noun, proper noun

  1. Somaligaalo“non-believers”
  2. EnglishGalla

Borrowed from Somali gaalo (“non-believers”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

galla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galla

MLA

“galla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galla.

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