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Galina - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Galina
 
 



The girl name Galina [ syll. ga-li-na, gal-ina ] is pronounced GahLIYNah KEY. Galina has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in German and Russian. Derived from the word galene with the meaning 'calm'. From the Roman nickname. Galina is the feminine version of the English Galen.

Galina is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Galina: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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