Galla

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gallu (“Mesopotamian demon”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    The Oromo people. dated, offensive, plural, plural-only, proscribed
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    The Oromo language. dated, offensive, proscribed
  3. 3
    A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.

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Etymology

Etymology 1

* As a Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Gallus, Gaulus (“a Gaul”), also see Gall. * As an Italian surname, from gallo (“rooster”), or from Medieval Latin galla (“oak apple”), or a spelling variant of Calla, Cala. * As an Arabic and Muslim surname, spelling variant of Kalla.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Somali gaalo (“non-believers”).

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