The galvin Surname
galvin Name Meaning and History
- 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).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 193 - Messages: 505
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| MAXWORTHY / GALVIN |
 pisegnaj
| 6 |
| Mother's family heritage | Rosemary (Allen)Simmons | 6 |
| GALVIN FAMILY NAME | SISSY GALVIN LEFF | 16 |
| galvin/gallivan |
dennisgalvin48
| 0 |
| John Galvin-------Allegany Co. NY |
runair888
| 0 |
| Galvin family, Horseleap, Westmeath, Ireland, 1880 |
| 2 |
| how many of us are there? |
Chrsgalvin
| 0 |
| Galvin/Gallivan married to Brosnan |
TeresaNyce
| 7 |
| Brosnan |
dennisgalvin48
| 0 |
| DENNIS GALVIN MARRIED CECILE O'CONNOR |
KellyDunford27
| 1 |
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