# Galina

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #62,914

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galina