At a Glance
- Meaning
- Tortoises
- Origin
- Spanish
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- guh-LAH-puh-gohs
Galapagos is a Spanish unisex name meaning “tortoises”. It appears in our list of 200+ Island Baby Names for Families Who Love the Sea.
Meaning & Origin of Galapagos
Meaning: Tortoises.
Origin: Spanish.
A common claim: Saddle Actually: While the shell was historically likened to a type of saddle, the word itself literally means tortoise.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Galapagos
guh-LAH-puh-gohsIPA /ɡəˈlɑːpəɡoʊs/
Popularity of Galapagos
Galapagos doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Galapagos
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