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gallivan

/ɡˈælɪvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
gal-li-van
IPA
/ɡˈælɪvən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of Galvin.

Inflected Forms

Gallivans (plural)

Derived Forms

Gallivanism

Questions

How do you pronounce gallivan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈælɪvən/.
What does gallivan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does gallivan come from?
Variant of Galvin.

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