Galina
Galina, Halyna, or Halina (Russian: Галина; from Greek γαλήνη "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is generally transliterated as Halyna from Ukrainian (Ukrainian: Галина) and as Halina from Belarusian (Belarusian: Галіна). The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
In ancient Greek mythology, Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids, known as the goddess of calm seas.[1] Two Christian female martyrs of this name are recognized by the Orthodox church: the first died in 252 (feast day March 10), the other one, the more famous Galene of Corinth, in 290 (feast day April 16).[2][3]
Diminutives include:
- Common: Galya (Halya), Galka (Halka (two forms: Галка, Галька)), Gala, Galochka, Galusha, Galechka, Galenka, Galinka (Halynka)
- Less common: Galinochka (Галиночка), Galinushka (Галинушка), Galinushenka (Галинушенька), Галиха, Галиша, Галишка, Галишна, Галок.[4]
Notable persons with the given name Galina include:
Notable bearers of this name include:
- Galina Antyufeyeva, Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev.
- Alina Astafei (born 1969), known before 1995 as Galina Astafei
- Galina Beloglazova (born 1967), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Galina Borzenkova (born 1964), Russian handball player
- Galina Brezhneva (1929–1998), daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
- Galina Bogomolova (born 1977), Russian long-distance runner
- Galina Bukharina (born 1945), Soviet athlete
- Galina Burdina (1919–2006), Soviet fighter pilot
- Galina Bystrova (1934–1999), Soviet athlete
- Galina Chistyakova (born 1962), Soviet long jumper
- Galina Danilchenko (born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician
- Galina Dodon (born 1977), Moldovan First Lady
- Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist
- Galina Dzhugashvili (1938–2007), Russian translator of French
- Galina Efremenko (born 1980), Ukrainian figure skater
- Galina Eguiazarova, Russian pianist
- Galina Gorokhova (born 1938), Soviet and Russian fencer
- Galina Grzhibovskaya (born 1951), Soviet figure skater
- Galina Kakovkina (born 1957), Russian artist
- Galina Kreft (1950–2005), Soviet sprint canoer
- Galina Korchuganova (1935–2004), Soviet/Russian test pilot and aerobatics champion
- Galina Kulakova (born 1942), Soviet cross country skier
- Galina Kofman, Russian-born, American computer scientist
- Galina Kopernak (1902–1985), Russian theater actress
- Galina Koukleva (born 1972), Russian biathlete
- Halyna Kuzmenko (1897–1978), Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary
- Galina Likhachova (born 1977), Russian speed skater
- Galina Lukashenko (born 1955), First Lady of Belarus
- Galina Malchugina (born 1962), Russian sprinter
- Galina Mezentseva (born 1952), Russian ballerina
- Galina Miklínová (born 1970), Czech illustrator and director
- Galina Minaicheva (1929–2025), Soviet artistic gymnast
- Galina Mishenina (born 1950), Russian rower
- Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) (born 1940), Russian rower
- Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) (born 1944), Russian track and field athlete
- Galina Murašova (born 1955), Lithuanian discus thrower
- Galina Onopriyenko (born 1963), Russian handball player
- Galina Pedan (born 1983), Kyrgyzstani athlete
- Galina Penkova (born 1958), Bulgarian sprinter
- Galina Pilyushenko (born 1945), Soviet cross country skier
- Galina Polskikh (born 1939), Soviet film actress
- Galina Poryvayeva (born 1980), Russian sprint canoeist
- Galina Prozumenshchikova (1948–2015), Soviet swimmer
- Galina Rytova (born 1975), Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player
- Galina Samsova (1937–2021), Russian ballerina
- Galina Savenko (1966–2012), Soviet sprint canoeist
- Galina Savinkova (born 1953), track and field athlete
- Galina Serdyukovskaya, (1914–2000) Russian hygienist, academic and politician
- Galina Sergeyeva, (1914–2000) Russian actress
- Galina Shamrai (1931–2022), Soviet gymnast
- Galina Shubina (1902–1980), Russian poster and graphics artist
- Galina Stancheva (born 1952), Bulgarian volleyball player
- Galina Starovoytova (1946–1998), Russian politician and ethnographer
- Galina Stepanskaya (born 1949), speed skater
- Galina Timchenko (born 1962), Russian journalist
- Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova (1942–2014), Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer
- Galina Tyurina (1938–1970), Soviet mathematician
- Galina Ulanova (1910–1998), Russian ballerina
- Galina Varlamova (1951–2019), Evenk writer
- Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower
- Galina Vinogradova (born 1979), Russian orienteering competitor
- Galina Vishnevskaya (1926–2012), Russian opera singer
- Galina Voskoboeva (born 1984), Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player
- Galina Yermolayeva (rower) (born 1948), Russian rower
- Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian
- Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist
- Galina Zhitnyuk (1925–2020), Soviet-Moldovan politician
- Galina Zmievskaya (born 1946), Ukrainian figure skating coach
- Galina Zybina (1931–2024), Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower
References
- ^ "Galene - Greek Goddess Nereid of Calm Seas".
- ^ Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона
- ^ "Martyrs of Corinth". Orthodox Church of America.
- ^ Петровский Н.А., Словарь русских личных имен
See also
- All pages with titles containing Galina
- All pages with titles containing Halina
- All pages with titles containing Halyna