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Gallivan

Gallivan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gallivan (plural Gallivans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gallivan

pluralGallivans

Origin of Gallivan

Variant of Galvin.

Words formed from Gallivan

Questions about Gallivan

What does Gallivan mean?
Gallivan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Gallivan?
Gallivan is a proper noun.

Words near Gallivan in the dictionary

  1. gallium arsenide
  2. gallium arsenide phosphide
  3. gallium arsenide phosphides
  4. gallium nitrate
  5. gallium nitride
  6. Gallivan
  7. Gallivanism
  8. Gallivanisms
  9. Gallivans
  10. gallivant
  11. gallivanted

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