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Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).

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Гали́на (Galínaf anim (genitive Гали́ны, nominative plural Гали́ны, genitive plural Гали́н)

  1. a female given name, Galina, from Ancient Greek
  2. golf (G in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).[1]

Cognates include Russian Галина (Galina), Belarusian Галіна (Halina), Bulgarian Галина (Galina), Polish Halina, Czech Galina, Slovak Galina.

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  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈɫɪnɐ]
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Гали́на (Halýnaf pers (genitive Гали́ни, nominative plural Гали́ни, genitive plural Гали́н)

  1. a female given name, Galyna, equivalent to English Galina

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References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Галина”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka