See also: Galvez

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈɡalbeθ/ [ˈɡal.β̞eθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈɡalbes/ [ˈɡal.β̞es]
  • Rhymes: -albeθ
  • Rhymes: -albes
  • Syllabification: Gál‧vez

Proper noun

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Gálvez m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Galvez
  • Chinese: 加爾韋斯加尔韦斯 (Jiā'ěrwéisī) (transliteration)