Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian Pronounced Pron. /ˈsa.la/(Italian, Spanish) /ˈsa.ɫə/(Catalan) /ˈsa.lɐ/(Portuguese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin. Related Names RootsaliUser SubmissionSala