Gallardo

Gallardo is a Spanish derivation of the French name "Gaillard" and may refer to:

Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), brought to England by the Normans. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay (“joyful”) + lord.

Common Dialect:: Swahili speakers are spread out in more than 14 countries: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Comoros and as far as Oman and Yemen in the Middle East.

People
Notable people with the surname include:


 * Almudena Gallardo (born 1979), Spanish archer, Olympic competitor
 * Ángel Gallardo (civil engineer) (1867–1934), Argentine entomologist and foreign minister
 * Ángel Gallardo (golfer) (born 1943), Spanish golfer
 * Carlos Gallardo (actor), Mexican actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
 * Eva Gallardo (born 1973), Spanish mathematician
 * Francisco Gallardo, Spanish football player
 * Gervasio Gallardo, (born 1934), Spanish surrealist painter
 * Gloria Gallardo (1938–2012), American activist and nun
 * Gloria Gallardo (politician), Ecuadorian politician and journalist
 * Gilberto Rincón Gallardo (1939–2008), Mexican politician, activist, and former presidential candidate
 * Helio Gallardo, Chilean-Costa Rican philosopher and professor
 * Jesús Gallardo (born 1994), Mexican footballer
 * Joe Gallardo (born 1939), American jazz musician and composer
 * José Miguel Gallardo (1897–1976), Puerto Rican professor and politician, acting governor of Puerto Rico 1940–1941
 * Juan Gallardo (born c. 1948), Mexican businessman and financier
 * Lino Gallardo (1773–1837), Venezuelan musician; involved in Venezuelan independence struggle
 * Lugiani Gallardo (born 1991), Mexican footballer
 * Marcelo Gallardo (born 1976), Argentine football manager and former player
 * Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo (1725–1784), Spanish general, governor of Guatemala, viceroy of New Spain
 * Miguel Gallardo (footballer) (born 1984), Mexican football player
 * Miguel Gallardo (singer) (1950-2005), Spanish singer
 * Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), Mexican drug lord
 * Miriam Gallardo (born 1968), Peruvian volleyball player
 * Nahuel Gallardo (born 1998), Argentine footballer
 * Pedro Gallardo Barrena (born 1974), Spanish politician
 * Ray Gallardo, film director and cinematographer
 * Sergio Gallardo (born 1979), Spanish middle-distance runner
 * Silvana Gallardo (1953-2012), American actress
 * Steve Gallardo (born 1968), American Democratic politician
 * Yovani Gallardo (born 1986), baseball player for the Texas Rangers
 * Federick Gallardo (born 1986), Filipino footballer
 * Federick Gallardo (born 1986), Filipino footballer

Places

 * Los Gallardos, municipality of Almería province, Andalusia, Spain
 * Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum, museum in Rosario, Argentina

Other uses

 * Lamborghini Gallardo, an Italian sports car
 * 17897 Gallardo, a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1999 by LONEOS
 * "Gallardo", a song on the compilation album Self Made Vol. 3
 * "Gallardo (Runtown song)", 2014