Galicia
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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.
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Galicia (nom) BBC-Berg 112,
Galizia (nom) ibid. 1421
- ◑ 1265x1339 Galiciolla (nom) BBC-Berg 917
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Galicia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Galicia.