# Galveston

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/ · frequency rank #21,220

## Definitions
1. A place in Texas, United States:
2. A place in Texas, United States:
3. A place in Texas, United States:
4. A place in Texas, United States:
5. A place in Texas, United States:
6. A place in Texas, United States:
7. A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
8. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, named after Galveston, Texas

## Etymology
From Galvez + -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.

## Common misspellings (14)
`aglveston`, `galevston`, `gallveston`, `galvesotn`, `galvesston`, `galvestno`, `galvestonn`, `galvestton`, `galvetson`, `galvseton`, `galvveston`, `gavleston`, `ggalveston`, `glaveston`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galveston