Galle: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Galle – Meaning: possibly "rock" – Origin: Sinhala (uncertain) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: GAWL


Galle is a Sinhala (uncertain) unisex name meaning “possibly "rock"”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Galle

Meaning: Possibly "rock".

Origin: Sinhala (uncertain).

A common claim: Sometimes said to come from the Portuguese word for "rooster" (galo) Actually: The rooster story is a popular legend, not the leading scholarly explanation -- a Sinhala word for "rock" is considered more likely.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Galle

Phonetic: GAWL   IPA: /ɡɔːl/

Popularity of Galle

Galle 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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