"Gall" meaning in English

See Gall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Galls [plural]
Etymology: * As an English, Scottish Gaelic, and Irish surname, of Celtic origin, from Gall (“foreigner”). This is in turn from Latin gallus, which has borrowings (many of which are surnames) in several European languages, such as Czech Havel, Polish Gawel. * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Gál, itself from the Latin word. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|la|gallus|id=a Gaul}} Latin gallus, {{cog|cs|Havel}} Czech Havel, {{cog|pl|Gawel}} Polish Gawel, {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Galls}} Gall (plural Galls)
  1. A surname.
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