What does Gallic mean?
Definitions for Gallic
ˈgæl ɪkgal·lic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Gallic.
Princeton's WordNet
Gallicadjective
of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
"Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"
French, Gallicadjective
of or pertaining to France or the people of France
"French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
Wiktionary
Gallicadjective
Of or relating to Gaul or France.
gallicadjective
Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls
gallicadjective
Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives
Etymology: From Gallicus.
ChatGPT
gallic
Gallic refers to anything related to France, its people, culture, or language. Derived from "Gaul", the ancient name for the region that is now France, "Gallic" often denotes a characteristic, tradition, or perspective thought to be distinctly French. This term may be employed in the investigation of history, literature, art, or other fields where French influence or contributions are noteworthy.
Webster Dictionary
Gallicadjective
pertaining to, or containing, gallium
Gallicadjective
pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like
Gallicadjective
pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican
Etymology: [L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gallic
gal′ik, adj. pertaining to Gaul or France.—adj. Gall′ican, of or pertaining to France: esp. pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church in France.—n. one holding Gallican doctrines.—n. Gall′icanism, the spirit of nationalism within the French Church—as opposed to Ultramontanism, or the absolute subjection of everything to the personal authority of the pope.—adv. Gallice (gal′i-sē), in French.—n. Gall′icism, the use in English or any other language of a word or idiom peculiar to the French.—vs.t. Gall′icīze, Gall′icīse, to make French in opinions, habits, &c. [L. Gallicus—Gallia, Gaul.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GALLIC
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gallic is ranked #131379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gallic surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gallic.
96.1% or 124 total occurrences were White.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gallic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gallic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Gallic in a Sentence
I was so thrilled with the amount of public engagement over the Jupiter moon-naming contest that we've decided to do another one to name these newly discovered Saturnian moons, this time, the moons must be named after giants from Norse, Gallic or Inuit mythology.
The main antioxidants and phytonutrients in artichokes are quercetin, rutin, gallic acid and cynarin. These are necessary to keep our cells healthy and vital.
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