Galina
Galina is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
In ancient Greek mythology, Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids, known as the goddess of calm seas. Two Christian female martyrs of this name are recognized by the Orthodox church: the first died in 252 , the other one, the more famous Galene of Corinth, in 290.
Forms
Diminutives include:- Common: Galya, Galka, Gala, Galochka, Galusha, Galechka, Galenka, Galinka
- Less common: Galinochka, Galinushka, Galinushenka, Галиха, Галиша, Галишка, Галишна, Галок.
People
- Galina Antyufeyeva, Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev.
- Galina Beloglazova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Galina Bogdanova, Russian grinder and production leader
- Galina Borzenkova, Russian handball player
- Galina Brezhneva, daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
- Galina Bogomolova, Russian long-distance runner
- Galina Bukharina, Soviet athlete
- Galina Burdina, Soviet fighter pilot
- Galina Bystrova, Soviet athlete
- Galina Chistyakova, Soviet long jumper
- Galina Danilchenko, Ukrainian accountant and politician
- Galina Dodon, Moldovan First Lady
- Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist
- Galina Dzhugashvili, Russian translator of French
- Galina Efremenko, Ukrainian figure skater
- Galina Eguiazarova, Russian pianist
- Galina Gorokhova, Soviet and Russian fencer
- Galina Grzhibovskaya, Soviet figure skater
- Galina Kakovkina, Russian artist
- Galina Kreft, Soviet sprint canoer
- Galina Korchuganova, Soviet/Russian test pilot and aerobatics champion
- Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
- Galina Kofman, Russian-born, American computer scientist
- Galina Kopernak, Russian theater actress
- Galina Koukleva, Russian biathlete
- Galina Likhachova, Russian speed skater
- Galina Lukashenko, First Lady of Belarus
- Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
- Galina Mezentseva, Russian ballerina
- Galina Miklínová, Czech illustrator and director
- Galina Minaicheva, Soviet artistic gymnast
- Galina Mishenina, Russian rower
- Galina Mitrokhina , Russian rower
- Galina Mitrokhina , Russian track and field athlete
- Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower
- Galina Onopriyenko, Russian handball player
- Galina Pedan, Kyrgyzstani athlete
- Galina Penkova, Bulgarian sprinter
- Galina Pilyushenko, Soviet cross country skier
- Galina Polskikh, Soviet film actress
- Galina Poryvayeva, Russian sprint canoeist
- Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer
- Galina Rytova, Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player
- Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina
- Galina Savelyeva, Russian gynaecologist
- Galina Savenko, Soviet sprint canoeist
- Galina Savinkova, track and field athlete
- Galina Serdyukovskaya, Russian hygienist, academic and politician
- Galina Sergeyeva, Russian actress
- Galina Shamrai, Soviet gymnast
- Galina Shubina, Russian poster and graphics artist
- Galina Skakun, Belarusian cattle breeder and milkmaid
- Galina Stancheva, Bulgarian volleyball player
- Galina Starovoytova, Russian politician and ethnographer
- Galina Stepanskaya, speed skater
- Galina Timchenko, Russian journalist
- Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova, Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer
- Galina Tyurina, Soviet mathematician
- Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina
- Galina Varlamova, Evenk writer
- Galina Vecherkovskaya, Russian rower
- Galina Vinogradova, Russian orienteering competitor
- Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian opera singer
- Galina Voskoboeva, Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player
- Galina Yermolayeva , Russian rower
- Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian
- Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist
- Galina Zhitnyuk, Soviet-Moldovan politician
- Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian figure skating coach
- Galina Zybina, Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower