Galina

See also: galina, galiña, and Gaļina

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

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galina).

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Czech

Etymology

See Галина (Halyna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡalɪna]

Proper noun

Galina f

  1. A female given name.

Estonian

Proper noun

Galina

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galina).

Latvian

Etymology

Variant of Gaļina.

Proper noun

Galina f

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galina).

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

From Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm),

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalina/

Proper noun

Galina f (genitive Galiny, nominative plural Galiny) declension pattern žena

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Galina in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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