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Gallus - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gallus

[ 2 syll. gal-lus, ga-ll-us ] The boy name Gallus is pronounced as GAELahS KEY. Gallus is used predominantly in the German language and its origin is Latin. Biblical name literally from the element 'gallus' which means Gaul. Gallus (Latin) is an older form of Gallus. The first name is derived from the 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.

Baby names that sound like Gallus include the name Gillis (Dutch and Scandinavian) and the name Galeazzo (Italian).

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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Meaning of Gallus