Gala (given name)

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. It is also a Russian diminutive form of the name Galina, from the Greek name Galênê meaning "calm weather", or a variant of the name Helen. As an English name, it might be used in reference to the word gala, meaning "festival".

For other uses, see Gala (disambiguation).
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