Gálvez

See also: Galvez

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡalbeθ/ [ˈɡal.β̞eθ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈɡalbes/ [ˈɡal.β̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -albeθ (Spain)
Rhymes: -albes (Latin America, Philippines)
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)