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

1. 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)