Galina

  • [ gah-LEE-nah (Russian) ]
  • 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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galene
BULGARIAN: Galena, Galina
MACEDONIAN: Galena
POLISH: Halina
RUSSIAN: Galina
UKRAINIAN: Halyna
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
RUSSIAN: Gala, Galya
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galenos
ENGLISH: Galen