Galvani History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Galvani family

The surname Galvani was first found in northern Italy, particularily in the Emilia-Romagna region. The name Galvani originated from the first name "Gavin," which may be derived from the Old Welsh words "gwalch" or "gwyn," meaning "hawk" or "white."

Important Dates for the Galvani family

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Galvani Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Galvani, Galvano and others.

Early Notables of the Galvani family (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family was Francesco Galvani, who was professor of canon law in the University of Bologna in 1754. Also worth mentioning are Camillo Galvani, son of...
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Migration of the Galvani family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the $ surname, who settled along the east coast of North America in the late 19th century.

Contemporary Notables of the name Galvani (post 1700)

• Alison P. Galvani (b. 1977), American epidemiologist, tenured faculty member at the Yale School of Public Health
• Kathleen M. Galvani, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 ^[1]
• Romano Galvani (b. 1962), retired Italian professional footballer
• Lucia Galeazzi Galvani (1743-1788), Italian scientist
• Graziella Galvani (b. 1931), Italian stage, television and film actress
• Dino Galvani (1890-1960), early Italian actor who was active from 1922 to 1960
• Stefano Galvani (b. 1977), Italian professional tennis player from San Marino
• Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737-1798), Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered electrical currents in animals, a pioneer of bioelectromagnetics

Citations

1. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html