Gallant Family History
Gallant Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Galand Galant from ancient Germanic Waland of uncertain origin but apparently not related to the source of Wayland . English (East Anglia): nickname from Middle English gala(u)nt ‘merry; dashing spirited bold’ (Old French galant see Galland ). French (mainly northern): variant of Galland 1 (a cognate of 2 above) and in North America also an altered form of this. Compare Galant .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022