Where Does the Gallini Surname Come From?

Gallini sits within the Galli family of names, which has Italian roots. Its meaning, shared with Galli, is “Rooster”.

• Other spellings include Gallo and Galletti.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Gallini carries the diminutive ending -ini, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Galli.

Arms associated with the name

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