Galen

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪlən/

From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).

Galen

1. An ancient Greek physician.
2. A doctor
   • 1858, Anthony Trollope, chapter 12, in Doctor Thorne, London: Chapman and Hall:

     It was well known at Barchester, and very well known to Dr Fillgrave, […] the Barchester Galen, that the great railway contractor was ill.

3. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.

Reduced form of Dutch van Galen.

Galen (plural Galens)

1. A surname from Dutch.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galen is the 35671^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 630 individuals. Galen is most common among White (92.38%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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Galen

1. plural of Gal