The gallant Surname
gallant Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for a cheerful or high-spirited person, from Old French, Middle English galant ‘bold’, ‘dashing’, ‘lively’. The meanings ‘gallant’ and ‘attentive to women’ are further developments, which may lie behind some examples of the surname.
- French: variant spelling of Galant, cognate with 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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