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.

Nicknames include Galya (or Halya), Galka (or Halka), Gala, Galochka, and Galechka.

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]

Given name

Notable bearers of this name include:

Galina Antyufeyeva, Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev.
Alina Astafei known before 1995 as Galina Astafei
Galina Beloglazova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
Galina Borzenkova, Russian handball player
Galina Brezhneva, daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
Galina Bogomolova, Russian long-distance runner
Galina Bukharina, Soviet athlete
Galina Burdina, Soviet fighter pilot
Galina Bystrova, Soviet athlete
Galina Chistyakova, Soviet long jumper
Galina Danilchenko (born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician
Galina Dodon, Moldovan First Lady
Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist
Galina Dzhugashvili, Russian translator of French
Galina Efremenko, Ukrainian figure skater
Galina Eguiazarova, Russian pianist
Galina Gorokhova, Soviet and Russian fencer
Galina Grzhibovskaya, Soviet figure skater
Galina Kakovkina, Russian artist
Galina Kreft, Soviet sprint canoer
Galina Korchuganova, Soviet/Russian test pilot and aerobatics champion
Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
Galina Kofman, Russian-born, American computer scientist
Galina Kopernak, Russian theater actress
Galina Koukleva, Russian biathlete
Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary
Galina Likhachova, Russian speed skater
Galina Lukashenko, First Lady of Belarus
Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
Galina Mezentseva, Russian ballerina
Galina Miklínová, Czech illustrator and director
Galina Mishenina, Russian rower
Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) (born 1940), Russian rower
Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) (born 1944), Russian track and field athlete
Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower
Galina Onopriyenko, Russian handball player
Galina Pedan, Kyrgyzstani athlete
Galina Penkova, Bulgarian sprinter
Galina Pilyushenko, Soviet cross country skier
Galina Polskikh, Soviet film actress
Galina Poryvayeva, Russian sprint canoeist
Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer
Galina Rytova, Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player
Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina
Galina Savenko, Soviet sprint canoeist
Galina Savinkova, track and field athlete
Galina Sergeyeva, (1914–2000) Russian actress
Galina Shamrai, Soviet gymnast
Galina Shubina, Russian poster and graphics artist
Galina Stancheva, Bulgarian volleyball player
Galina Starovoytova, Russian politician and ethnographer
Galina Stepanskaya, speed skater
Galina Timchenko (born 1962), Russian journalist
Galina Tyurina (1938–1970), Soviet mathematician
Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina
Galina Varlamova, Evenk writer
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian opera singer
Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower
Galina Vinogradova, Russian orienteering competitor
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian opera singer
Galina Voskoboeva, Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player
Galina Yermolayeva (rower), Russian rower
Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian
Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian figure skating coach
Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist
Galina Zhitnyuk, Soviet-Moldovan politician
Galina Zybina, Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower