Gallis Family History
Gallis Name Meaning
Greek: from gali ‘turkey’ from Italian gallo ‘rooster’ applied as a nickname for someone foolish. American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames ending in -galis such as Georgalis from a diminutive of Geōrgios ‘George’. Americanized form of Slovak Gális or Galis: from a derivative of the personal name Gál (see Gal ). Possibly also an Americanized form of German Galles or Kallis .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022