Meaning & History
Derived from the world gala, an old Croatian adjective meaning "black, brown".
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Gender Feminine
Usage Italian, Popular Culture
Meaning & History
Diminutive of Galatea. The name was popularized in Italy by Gala (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova; 1894–1982), the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí.