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First name origins & meanings:

  1. English: Festive
  2. Greek: Tranquil

First name variations: Gaelen, Gaellen, Galane, Galean, Galleene, Gallen, Galyn, Galyne, Gaylaine, Gaylyn, Gaelan, Gaelen, Gaelin, Gaelyn, Gailen, Galan, Galin, Galon, Galyn

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  2. English: variant of Galyon.