Galveston

English <dab!> +, Texas Etymology From en Galvez ton. From en Galvez' Town, from en es Gálvez. en Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain. The island and bay were renamed es 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. Pronunciation en /ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Galveston.wav Southern England en LL-Q7976 (mis)-Lurkingherern-Galveston.wav US Proper noun en place s/Texas c/USA: en coastal city/county seat co/Galveston County s/Texas c/USA, located on en Galveston Island and en Pelican Island. en Galveston City City of Galveston en @ellipsis of:Galveston Island island co:suf/Galveston city:suf/Galveston s/Texas c/USA ; a barrier island separating bay:suf/Galveston and the gulf/Gulf of Mexico ocean/Atlantic Ocean. en Galveston Island Island of Galveston en @ellipsis of:Port of Galveston port isl:suf/Galveston city:suf/Galveston co:suf/Galveston s/Texas c/USA. en @ellipsis of:Galveston County county s/Texas c/USA Galveston. en County of Galveston en @ellipsis of:Galveston Bay Area region s/Texas c/USA surrounding bay/Galveston Bay on the gulf/Gulf of Mexico ocean/Atlantic. en @ellipsis of:Galveston Bay bay gulf/Gulf of Mexico ocean/Atlantic in s/Texas c/USA. en Galveston Bay Bay of Galveston en town twp:Suf/Jackson co/Cass County s/Indiana c/USA, named after Galveston, Texas. TopoZone: Galveston, Indiana en unincorporated community co/Pittsylvania County s/Virginia c/USA, named after Galveston, Texas Derived terms en Galveston City City of Galveston Galveston Bay Bay of Galveston Galveston County County of Galveston Galveston Island Island of Galveston Port of Galveston Descendants es Galveston 1 Translations Galveston City, TX Spanish: es Galveston References Spanish es:+ es: Etymology es en Galveston, from es es Gálvez + es en town. Pronunciation Gálveston + Proper noun es place s/Texas c/USA es city Galveston co/Galveston County s/Texas c/USA es Cuidad de Galveston es @ellipsis of:Isla de Galveston<eq:Galveston Island> Galveston island city/Galveston co/Galveston s/Texas c/USA on bay/Galveston gulf/Gulf of Mexico ocean/Atlantic es @ellipsis of:Bahía de Galveston<eq:Galveston Bay> Galveston Bay bay gulf/Gulf of Mexico ocean/Atlantic in s/Texas c/USA es @ellipsis of:Condado de Galveston<eq:Galveston County> Galveston county s/Texas c/USA es @ellipsis of:Área de la Bahía de Galveston<eq:Galveston Bay Area> Galveston region s/Texas c/USA Related terms es Isla de Galveston Bahía de Galveston Condado de Galveston Área de la Bahía de Galveston