The name Gala is of Scandinavian origin and means "Singer." The origin is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word--the language in which it most appears.
Also a word meaning festivity, party from the Old French (gale, regale).
Gala is on 111 BN name lists Gala is currently not ranked on the BN charts Gala is currently not ranked in U.S. births
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