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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1911. From Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Proper noun
Gaļina f
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
- a female given name from Russian
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Gaļina was the only given name of 12 663 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.