Galvin - Meaning of Galvin

What does Galvin mean?

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Galvin

[ 2 syll. gal-vin, ga-lv-in ] The baby boy name Galvin is pronounced as GAELVihN †. Galvin is used mostly in English. It is of Irish Gaelic and Welsh origin. From Irish Gaelic roots, its meaning is a sparrow, brightly white.

In addition, Galvin is a derivative of the English, Scottish, and Welsh name Gavin.

Galvin has 13 derivatives. Derivatives of Galvin include Gal, Gall, Gallvan, Gallven, Gallvin, Gallvon, Gallvun, Gallvyn, Galvan, Galven, Galvon, Galvun, and Galvyn.

See also the related categories, white, welsh, and irish.

Galvin is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the family of boy names directly related to Galvin, Gavin was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Galvin include Galvyn, Gallven, Gallvin, Gallvun, Gallvyn, Galvan, Galvun, Gilpan, Gilpen, Gilpin, Gilpon, Gilpun, and Gilpyn.

† Pronunciation for Galvin: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"