Galen
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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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
Anagrams
[edit]Luxembourgish
[edit]Noun
[edit]Galen
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