Galina
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English
Etymology
Borrowed 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
Galina
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
Related terms
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
See Ukrainian Галина (Halyna).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Galina f
- a female given name
Declension
Estonian
Proper noun
Galina
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
Latvian
Etymology
Variant of Gaļina.
Proper noun
Galina f
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
References
- Population Register of Latvia: Galina was the only given name of 1150 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Galina f (genitive singular Galiny, nominative plural Galiny, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Galina
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Galina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024