Galina
[ɡəˈliːnə]Meaning
Russian feminine form of Galenos; from Greek γαλήνη, 'serenity, calm'.
Background Story
Galina is the Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenos, from the Greek γαλήνη, meaning serenity or calm. It is used in Ancient Greek, Belarusian, Greek, Latvian, Macedonian, Polish and Ukrainian, and is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and Halina in Belarusian, the latter form also frequent in Poland. Gala is a contracted form, also of Russian origin.
Variations
Galine, Galia, Gali
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