Gala Family History
Gala Name Meaning
Polish (also Gała); Slovak and Czech (also Gála); Rusyn (in Poland also Gała): from a short form of the personal name Gal Slovak and Czech Gál from Latin Gallus (see Gall ). Compare Galla . Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) (Gaľa): probably a cognate of 1 above from a pet form of the name. Indian (Gujarat): Jain name of unexplained etymology.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022