Save Gender Feminine Usage Galician, Spanish (Latin American) Pronounced Pron. /ga.ˈli.θja/(Galician) /ga.ˈli.sja/(Latin American Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the land of Galicia in analogy to other toponymic names like América or África. It is associated to Galician emigration, so this name can be found now in Latin American countries.