The term Galindians may be applied to two distinct, and now extinct, tribes of the Balts.
Most commonly, the term is used to describe the Western Galindians who lived in the southeast part of Prussia.
Less commonly, it is used for a tribe that lived in the area of what is today Moscow.The name "Galinda" is thought to derive from the Baltic word galas ("the end"), alluding to the fact that they settled for some time further west and further east than any other Baltic tribe.
