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galvan

/ɡɑlvˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
gal-van
IPA
/ɡɑlvˈɑn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Galván, Galbanus, -

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce galvan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑlvˈɑn/.
What does galvan mean?
A surname.
Where does galvan come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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