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Galen¹

  • /ˈɡeɪlən/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Galen, from Latin Galēnus, from Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”).

proper noun

  1. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE).
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.

noun Galens

  1. A physician. It has been computed, that by intrusting a well-concocted and tolerably interesting lie, in strictest confidence, to two fashionable Galens, in full practice, and four determined morning visitors or levee haunters, the story will reach 7,963 individuals in the course of four-and-twenty hours,—[…]

Galen²

  • /ˈɡeɪlən/ UK, US

Where it comes from

* A reduced form of Dutch van Galen.

* A variant of Galyon or Gallon.

proper noun Galens

  1. A surname.

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name Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher

EspañolGaleno
DeutschGalen
ItalianoGaleno
РусскийГале́н Galén
العربيةجَالِينُوس jālīnūs

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@misc{galen_2026,
  title = {Galen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}