Gallus
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Gallus (or Galli) may refer to:
- People
- several ancient Romans; see Gallus (cognomen)
- Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70 BC–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician.In later life, Governor of Egyptl
- Saint Gall (Saint Gallus), 7th century
- Gallus Anonymus, a chronicler working in 11th and 12th century Poland
- Thomas Gallus, ca. 1200-1246
- Nicolaus Gallus (1516–1570), a Lutheran Reformer
- Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), composer
- Gallus, the Latin word for an inhabitant of Gaul
- Galli, Latin plural of Gallus, the eunuch priests of Cybele in ancient Roman religion
- Adam Blue Galli, armed robber arrested in 1992
- Angelo Galli (?–1904), Italian anarchist
- Animal-related
- gallus, the Latin word for rooster or cockerel
- Gallus (biology), the bird genus in the pheasant family that includes the wild form of the domesticated chicken Gallus gallus.
- Gallus (constellation), The Cockerel, an obsolete constellation
- Other
- Gallus (Frankfurt am Main), former Gallusviertel, a district of Frankfurt, Germany
- Gallus (album) is the second album by the Scottish rock band Gun.
- Gallus, usually used in the plural, another word for suspenders
- Gallus Cycles, a custom bicycle company from Fort Worth, Texas. link
- Gallus, a British dialect word, chiefly Scottish, derogatory in origin and meaning "wild, a rascal; deserving to be hanged (from the Gallows)"; later meaning:
- Self confident, daring, cheeky;
- Stylish, impressive.
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