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Gallus - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gallus
 
 

 



The boy name Gallus [ 2 syll. gal-lus, ga-ll-us ] is pronounced as GAELahS KEY. Gallus is used predominantly in the German language and its origin is Latin. Biblical name developed literally from the element 'gallus' which means Gaul. Gallus (Latin) is an original form of Gallus. The first name is derived from a Roman family name. It is known from Saint Gallus (550-646), an Irish disciple and one of the twelve companions of Saint Columbanus.

Gallus is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Gallus is the name Gillis (Dutch and Scandinavian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Gallus: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


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