Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /ɡal.ˈli.po.li/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from the town of Gallipoli in Apulia, Italy, derived from Greek Καλλίπολις (Kallípolis) meaning "beautiful city", or perhaps denoted someone from Gallipoli (also Gelibolu) in Turkey, of the same etymology.