At a Glance
- Meaning
- Foreigner
- Origin
- Irish/Scottish Gaelic (surname, ultimately Latin Gallus)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GAWL
Gall is an Irish/Scottish Gaelic (surname, ultimately Latin Gallus) boy's name meaning “foreigner”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Gall
Meaning: Foreigner.
Origin: Irish/Scottish Gaelic (surname, ultimately Latin Gallus).
A common claim: "Oak apple" or gall nut (from Latin galla) Actually: That's a different, unrelated word for the plant growth on oak trees; as a personal/surname it actually comes from Gallus, meaning 'foreigner.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gall
GAWLIPA /ɡɔːl/
Popularity of Gall
Gall doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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