Gala is a feminine given name with multiple origins from different cultures. As a Spanish name, it is a feminine version of the name Gallus, derived either from a Latin cognomen meaning rooster or meaning "man from Gaul". Saint Gall was a 6th-century saint. [1] It is also a Russian diminutive form of the name Galina, from the Greek name Galênê meaning "calm weather", or a variant of the name Helen. As an English name, it might be used in reference to the word gala, meaning "festival". [2]
Gala is a feminine given name with multiple origins from different cultures. As a Spanish name, it is a feminine version of the name Gallus, derived either from a Latin cognomen meaning rooster or meaning "man from Gaul". Saint Gall was a 6th-century saint. [1] It is also a Russian diminutive form of the name Galina, from the Greek name Galênê meaning "calm weather", or a variant of the name Helen. As an English name, it might be used in reference to the word gala, meaning "festival". [2]