Gał

Polish

Etymology

From a Slavic pet form of Latin Gallus (“Gaul”), common in medieval Europe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaw/
Rhymes: -aw
Syllabification: Gał

Proper noun

Gał m pers or f

a masculine surname
a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Gał

	singular	plural
nominative	Gał	Gałowie
genitive	Gała	Gałów
dative	Gałowi	Gałom
accusative	Gała	Gałów
instrumental	Gałem	Gałami
locative	Gale	Gałach
vocative	Gale	Gałowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

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