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Galvan

Galvan proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Galvan

  1. A surname.

Origin of Galvan

From Spanish Galván, ultimately from Latin Galbanus, from Galba + -anus (“-an”), from galba (“larva, worm, fatty”), from Gaulish of uncertain meaning. Doublet of Galvao, Galvano, and Galvani.

Questions about Galvan

What does Galvan mean?
Galvan means a surname.
What part of speech is Galvan?
Galvan is a proper noun.

Words near Galvan in the dictionary

  1. galuth
  2. galuths
  3. galuts
  4. Galuza
  5. Galvalume
  6. Galvan
  7. Galvani
  8. galvanic
  9. galvanic action
  10. galvanic actions
  11. galvanic anode

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