Galvan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Galvan \g(a)-lvan, gal-van\ is a variant of Galvin (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Galvan is "sparrow; brillantly white".

The baby name Galvan sounds like Galvon and Galven. Other similar baby names are Galan, Garvan and Gavan.

Galvan is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1035 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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