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.^{[citation needed]} 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,^[relevant?] 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 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

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