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Galvao.

A surname from Portuguese.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Portuguese.

  2. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.