At a Glance
- 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
GAWLIPA /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.
Lists That Include Galle
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