Gala

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Short form of GALINA.

GALINA   female   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenos (see GALEN).
GALEN   male   English
Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνος (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαληνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.
FULL FORMS
RUSSIAN: Galina
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galene
BULGARIAN: Galena, Galina
MACEDONIAN: Galena
POLISH: Halina
RUSSIAN: Galya
UKRAINIAN: Halyna
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galenos
ENGLISH: Galen