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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Galicia f. A derivative of Latin Gallaeci, the name of a Celtic tribe who lived in Gallaecia, Spain, or Latin *Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галич, the name of a region between Poland and Ukraine.

Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Galicia (nom) BBC-Berg 112
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Galicia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Galicia.