"Galen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡeɪlən/ [UK, US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Γαληνός}} Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Galen
  1. An ancient Greek physician. Translations (ancient Greek physician): Γαληνός (Galēnós) (Ancient Greek), جَالِينُوس (jālīnūs) [masculine] (Arabic), Գալեն (english: Galen) (Armenian), Գաղիանոս (Gaġianos) (Armenian), Galè [masculine] (Catalan), Galen [masculine] (German), Galeno (Italian), Galenus (Latin), Գաղիանոս (Gałianos) (Old Armenian), Гале́н (Galén) (Russian), Galeno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Galen-en-name-Tc8HxW4I Disambiguation of 'ancient Greek physician': 70 30
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Galen-en-name-ns9P~U5u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡeɪlən/ [UK, US] Forms: Galens [plural]
Etymology: Reduced form of Dutch van Galen. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|van Galen}} Dutch van Galen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Galen (plural Galens)
  1. A surname from Dutch.
    Sense id: en-Galen-en-name-21rZqW6t Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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