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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Galiena f. Uncertain, but probably related to Latin Gallus, Galla 'inhabitant of Gallia'.

France
Latin
1147 Galiena (abl) clairvaux-12thc 14
Old French
1313 Galienne Paris1313 p. 29
Middle French
1568 Galienne RegPCC-1 p. 384
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Galiena". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Galiena.