Kalmar “Galatiyawa” da farko ana amfani da ita azaman suna kuma tana nufin memba na mutanen Celtic da suka zauna a sassan Faransa na zamani da Belgium da Jamus kafin ƙaura zuwa tsakiyar Anatoliya (Turkiya ta zamani) a cikin 3rd. karni BC. Galatiyawa sun taka muhimmiyar rawa a tarihin yankin, musamman a lokacin Hellenist, sa’ad da suka kafa mulkinsu kuma suka yi yaƙi da Daular Seleucid.Kuma ana iya amfani da kalmar “Galatiyawa” azaman sifa don kwatanta abubuwan da suka shafi Galatiyawa ko al'adunsu, kamar fasahar Galatiya, harshen Galati, da sauransu.