Galvani
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian.
"Luigi Galvani first described galvanism in 1792."
Example
More examples"Luigi Galvani first described galvanism in 1792."
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.