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Meaning & Origins
Danish equivalent of Katherine. It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
| 24th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealbháin ‘descendant of Gealbhán’, a personal name from geal ‘bright’ + bán ‘white’.
| 2,874th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Karan, Karrie, Kar, Karren, Karrin, Karin
Galvan, Galvez, Galvis, Galvao, Galves, Gelven, Galvani, Gelvin, Gilvin, Galven
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