Galveston

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Galveston

/ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/

Where it comes from

From Galvez + -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.

proper noun

A coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.
Similar: Galveston City, City of Galveston
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Galveston Island: an island of Galveston county, Galveston city, Texas, United States; an a barrier island separating in Galveston bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean.
Similar: Galveston Island, Island of Galveston
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Port of Galveston: a port in Galveston island, Galveston city, Galveston county, Texas, United States.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Galveston County: a county of Texas, United States. County seat: Galveston.
Similar: County of Galveston
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Galveston Bay Area: a region of Texas, United States, surrounding Galveston Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Galveston Bay: a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States.
Similar: Galveston Bay, Bay of Galveston
A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, named after Galveston, Texas

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Closest in meaning: houston, luque, texas city, galveston county, la marque, santa fe, seagrave, baytown, west bay, harlingen, clear lake, hitchcock, gilchrist, dickinson, pasadena, groves

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name Galveston City, TX

Español	Galveston

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"Galveston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galveston. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Galveston. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galveston

Chicago

"Galveston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galveston.

BibTeX

@misc{galveston_2026,
  title = {Galveston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galveston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}