Galvao

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proper noun

A surname from Portuguese.

OriginPortuguese Galvão ← Latin Galbanus →
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Meanings

proper nounGalvao (plural Galvaos)

plural Galvaos · alternative Galvão

  1. A surname from Portuguese.
  2. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Origin

  1. LatinGalbanus
  2. PortugueseGalvão
  3. EnglishGalvao

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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