Given name · also Russian
Gaļina
“the shining light”
Gaļina has a related form in Galina. In Russian use, Galina carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaļina has a related form in Galina. In Russian use, Galina carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gaļina comes from Russian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Latvian usage, Gaļina developed from Γαλήνη.
Gaļina’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Gaļina developed from the Ancient Greek form Γαλήνη. In Latvian usage, Gaļina has a related form in Galina. In Latvian usage, Gaļina has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Halina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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