# Galvani

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Italian.

## Etymology
From Italian Galvani, from Galvano + -i (“forming surnames”), from galba (“larva, worm, fatty”), from Gaulish of uncertain meaning. Doublet of Galvano, Galvan, and Galvao.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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