Galla Family History
Galla Name Meaning
Polish (also Gałła); Czech (Moravian) and Slovak: variant of Gala (which is ultimately from the Latin personal name Gallus) and in North America also an altered form of this. The surname Galla of Polish and Czech origin is also found in Germany. Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name Gál (see Gal ). Italian: possibly a nickname from a derivative of gallo ‘rooster’; alternatively it could be from medieval Latin gadda ‘oak’ or perhaps a variant of Calla . Indian: variant of Kalla .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022