Galvano

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proper noun

A surname from Italian

OriginItalian Galvano ← Latin Galbanus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Italian

Origin

  1. LatinGalbanus
  2. ItalianGalvano
  3. EnglishGalvano

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

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APA

Galvano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galvano

MLA

“Galvano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galvano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galvano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galvano.

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