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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Galea m. Latin galea 'leather helmet' from Ancient Greek γαλέη 'weasel, marten'.

Italy
Latin
1393 Galeotti (gen) sajanello-2 p. 19; 1522x1532 Galioctus (nom) DSF p. 50; 1527 Galeotus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Galea". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Galea.