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
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galina).
Related terms
- Galen
- Galene
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
- Anglia, Ilagan, agnail, gai-lan, gailan
Czech
Etymology
See Галина (Halyna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡalɪna]
Proper noun
Galina f
- A female given name.
Estonian
Proper noun
Galina
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galina).
Latvian
Etymology
Variant of Gaļina.
Proper noun
Galina f
- 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
- A female given name.
Declension
Declension of Galina
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Galina | Galiny |
| genitive | Galiny | Galín |
| dative | Galine | Galinám |
| accusative | Galinu | Galiny |
| locative | Galine | Galinách |
| instrumental | Galinou | Galinami |
Derived terms
- Galinka
- Gala, Gaľa, Galka
Further reading
- Galina in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk