Given name & surname · also Portuguese

Galvao

Galvao is a surname.

Original PortugueseGalvão

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

The origin of Galvao is uncertain.

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Galvao’s family of names

In English usage, Galvao as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Galvan. In English usage, Galvao as a surname was borrowed from the Portuguese form Galvão. In English usage, Galvao as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with GALVANI.

Walk Galvao’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 4

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Sibling ideas

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