Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Sparrows

Boy name variations

Galvin

Galvin

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Gal

Gal

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Gallven

Gallven

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Gallvin

Gallvin

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Galven

Galven

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Galvon

Galvon

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Galvyn

Galvyn

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Gall

Gall

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish (Galván) : from a medieval personal name. This is in origin the Latin name Galbanus (a derivative of the Roman family name Galba, of uncertain origin). However, it was used in a number of medieval romances as an equivalent of the Celtic name Gawain (see Gavin), and it is probably this association that was mainly responsible for its popularity in the Middle Ages.