Gálvez

See also: Galvez

Spanish

Etymology

From Mozarabic Galib (“victorious”) +‎ -ez, literally “son of the victorious”, from Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib, “victorious”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈɡalbeθ/ [ˈɡal.β̞eθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈɡalbes/ [ˈɡal.β̞es]
(Spain) Rhymes: -albeθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -albes
Syllabification: Gál‧vez

Proper noun

Gálvez m or f by sense

a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

Galveston

Descendants

→ English: Galvez
- English: Galveston
  - → Spanish: Galveston
→ Chinese: → 加爾韋斯／加尔韦斯 (Jiā'ěrwéisī) (transliteration)

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