Galen
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An ancient Greek physician.
- 2 A surname from Dutch.
- 3 A doctor
"It was well known at Barchester, and very well known to Dr Fillgrave, […] the Barchester Galen, that the great railway contractor was ill."
- 4 A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
Example
More examples"According to Galen, the four elements of Aristotelian science—fire, water, air, and earth—comprised the four major humors of the human body: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).
Etymology 2
Reduced form of Dutch van Galen.
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