Given name & surname
Gallivan
“descendant of Gealbhán”
Gallivan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gallivan is a form of Galvin. Galvin goes back to Irish Ó Gealbháin, meaning “descendant of Gealbhán.”
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Where it comes from
Gallivan is a form of Galvin. Galvin comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gallivan’s family of names
In English usage, Gallivan as a surname has a related form in Galvin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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