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Galina

Galina proper noun: a transliteration of the Bulgarian or Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).

Proper noun

Galina

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

Origin of Galina

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.

Questions about Galina

What does Galina mean?
Galina means a transliteration of the Bulgarian or Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína).
What part of speech is Galina?
Galina is a proper noun.

Words near Galina in the dictionary

  1. galileon
  2. galileons
  3. galileos
  4. galimatias
  5. Galimuyod
  6. Galina
  7. Galindez
  8. Galindezes
  9. Galindo
  10. Galindos
  11. galine

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