Gaļina

See also: Galina, galina, and galiña

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1911. 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

Gaļina f

1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
2. a female given name from Russian.

Related terms

• Galina

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Gaļina was the only given name of 12 663 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.