Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Sparrows

Boy name variations

Gal

Gal

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Gallven

Gallven

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Gallvin

Gallvin

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Galvan

Galvan

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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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How Popular Is The Name Galvin

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealbháin ‘descendant of Gealbhán’, a personal name from geal ‘bright’ + bán ‘white’.
  • French : nickname for a cheerful drunkard, from Old French galer ‘to enjoy oneself’, also used in a transitive sense with the meaning ‘waste’, ‘consume’ + vin ‘wine’ (Latin vinum).
  • French : from a variant of the personal name Gauvain (see Gavin).