Galen
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).
Proper noun edit
Galen
- An ancient Greek physician.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
Translations edit
ancient Greek physician
Etymology 2 edit
Reduced form of Dutch van Galen.
Proper noun edit
Galen (plural Galens)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Galen is the 35671st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 630 individuals. Galen is most common among White (92.38%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
Anagrams edit
Luxembourgish edit
Noun edit
Galen