Gala

Russian and Slavic feminine form of Galina
"calm, healer"

Gala Origin and Meaning

The name Gala is a girl's name of Russian origin.

Festive name of the wife of Salvador Dali. In Spanish, Gala comes from the Roman name Galla, a feminine form of Gallus meaning "rooster" or "a person from Gaul".

Gala Popularity

Famous People Named Gala

  • Gala Gonzalez
    Spanish blogger of Inside Am,Lul's Closet
  • Gala Eluard Dali (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova)
    muse of various artists and Salvador Dali's wife
  • Gala Darling
    New Zealand blogger based in NYC
  • Gala Bartra Jiménez
    daughter of Spanish footballer Marc Bartra and journalist Melissa Jiménez

Gala in Pop Culture

  • Galatea "Gala" Brand
    character in the 1955 Jams Bond novel Moonraker
  • Gala
    apple variety
  • Gala TV
    Mexican television network (formerly "Galavision")
  • Gala
    an area of the Scottish Borders, contains the towns Galashiels and Galalaw