Galina, Halyna, or Halina (russian: Галина; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is generally transliterated as Halyna from Ukrainian ( uk, Галина) and as Halina from Belarusian ( be, Галіна). The latter form is also frequently found in Poland. Nicknames include Galya (or Halya), Galka (or Halka), Gala, Galochka, and Galechka. 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 (feast day March 10), the other one, the more famous

Galene of Corinth Galene can refer to: *Galene (mythology), one of the Nereids * 427 Galene, a main belt asteroid * ''Galene'' (crab), a genus of crabs * Galene, a genus of Algae, See also * Galen (disambiguation) * Galena (disambiguation) * Galina Galina, Haly ...

, in 290 (feast day April 16).

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Notable bearers of this name include: *

Galina Antyufeyeva Galina Mikhailovna Antyufeyeva (Cyrillic: Галина Михáйловна Антюфéева) is a Transnistrian politician and the wife of the breakaway state former Minister for National Security, Vladimir Antyufeyev. She was born on 6 Janua ...

, Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev. *

Alina Astafei Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is a Romanian-German track and field athlete who attained German citizenship in 1995. She was one of the world's leading high jumpers in the 1990s. Representing Romania, sh ...

known before 1995 as ''Galina Astafei'' * Galina Beloglazova, Russian rhythmic gymnast *

Galina Borzenkova Galina Borzenkova (russian: Галина Борзенкова; born February 2, 1964) is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de ...

, Russian handball player * Galina Brezhneva, daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev *

Galina Bogomolova Galina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Богомолова) (born 15 October 1977 in Beloretsk) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. In 1996, she finished i ...

, Russian long-distance runner * Galina Bukharina, Soviet athlete *

Galina Burdina Galina Pavlovna Ermak née Burdina (russian: Галина Павловна Бурдина; 24 March 1919 25 November 2006) was a fighter pilot for the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War. Early life Galina Burdina grew up in a large fam ...

, Soviet fighter pilot *

Galina Bystrova Galina Petrovna Bystrova (née ''Dolzhenkova''; russian: Галина Петровна Быстрова; 8 February 1934 – 11 October 1999) was a Soviet athlete. She competed in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the bes ...

, Soviet athlete * Galina Chistyakova, Soviet long jumper * Galina Danilchenko (born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician * Galina Dodon, Moldovan First Lady *

Galina Dyuragina Alja Rachmanowa is the pen name of Galina Nikolaevna Dyuragina Галина Николаевна Дюрягина (15 June 1898 – 11 February 1991), also known as ''Alexandra von Hoyer'', a Russian author and child psychologist. She is kno ...

, Russian author and child psychologist *

Galina Dzhugashvili Galina Yakovlevna Dzhugashvili (russian: Галина Яковлевна Джугашвили; 19 February 1938 – 27 August 2007) was a Russian translator of French. She was the granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, the daughter of Stalin's elder ...

, 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 Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva or Koukleva (russian: Галина Алексеевна Куклева, born 21 November 1972) is a retired Russian biathlon, biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint, and w ...

, Russian biathlete * Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary *

Galina Likhachova Galina Vladimirovna Likhachova (russian: Галина Владимировна Лихачёва; born July 15, 1977 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors rac ...

, Russian speed skater * Galina Lukashenko, First Lady of Belarus * Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter *

Galina Mezentseva Galina Sergeyevna Mezentseva (russian: Галина Серге́евна Мéзенцева, born 8 November 1952, Tolyatti, Stavropol) is a Russian ballerina, with a career as professional classic dancer from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. Mez ...

, Russian ballerina *

Galina Miklínová Galina Miklínová (July 28, 1970) is a Czech illustrator and director of cartoons. She graduated from UMPRUM in Prague in 1997. She also studied at the University of Humberside in the United Kingdom. She won many awards as both an author of cart ...

, Czech illustrator and director *

Galina Mishenina Galina Andreevna Mishenina (russian: Галина Андреевна Мишенина, born 5 August 1950) is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internat ...

, Russian rower * Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) (born 1940), Russian rower *

Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) Galina Dmitrievna Mitrokhina (russian: Галина Дмитриевна Митрохина; born 9 February 1944) is a retired Russian sprinter and pentathlete. She won a silver medal in the 60 m at the 1966 European Indoor Games The 1966 Europ ...

(born 1944), Russian track and field athlete * Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower *

Galina Onopriyenko Galina Viktorovna Onopriyenko (russian: Галина Викторовна Оноприенко; born February 2, 1963) is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ...

, Russian handball player * Galina Pedan, Kyrgyzstani athlete *

Galina Penkova Galina Penkova, née Yencheva ( bg, Галина Енчева Пенкова; born 18 May 1958, in Veliko Tarnovo) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She finished eighth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1983 Wor ...

, Bulgarian sprinter * Galina Pilyushenko, Soviet cross country skier * Galina Polskikh, Soviet film actress *

Galina Poryvayeva Galina Vladimirovna Chugunova (russian: Гали́на Влади́мировна Чугуно́ва; née Poryvaeva russian: Порыва́ева); born February 22, 1980, in Kaluga) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and ...

, Russian sprint canoeist * Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer *

Galina Rytova Galina Mikhailovna Rytova (russian: Галина Михайловна Рытова, born 10 September 1975 in Moscow) is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and in the 2004 Summer Olympics ...

, Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player * Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina *

Galina Savenko Galina Savenko (March 28, 1966 – March 31, 2012) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. She won two bronze medals at the 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv, earning them in th ...

, Soviet sprint canoeist * Galina Savinkova, track and field athlete *

Galina Sergeyeva Galina Yermolaevna Sergeyeva (russian: Гали́на Ермола́евна Серге́ева; February 1, 1914 – August 1, 2000) was a Soviet and Russian actress. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935). From 1930, she was an actress at the T ...

, (1914–2000) Russian actress * Galina Shamrai, Soviet gymnast *

Galina Shubina Galina Konstantinovna Shubina (Russian: Галина Константиновна Шубина; 1902–1980), was a Soviet poster and graphics artist. Biography Galina Shubina was born in Voronezh in 1902. From the age of 13 she studied in th ...

, Russian poster and graphics artist * Galina Stancheva, Bulgarian volleyball player * Galina Starovoytova, Russian politician and ethnographer * Galina Stepanskaya, speed skater * Galina Timchenko (born 1962), Russian journalist *

Galina Tyurina Galina Nikolaevna Tyurina (July 19, 1938 – July 21, 1970) was a Soviet mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. Despite dying young, she was known for "a series of brilliant papers" on the classification of complex or algebraic struct ...

(1938–1970), Soviet mathematician * Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina * Galina Varlamova, Evenk writer * Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian opera singer * Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower * Galina Vinogradova, Russian orienteering competitor * Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian opera singer * Galina Voskoboeva, Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player *

Galina Yermolayeva (rower) Galina Nikonorovna Yermolayeva ( Suslina, russian: Галина Никаноровна Ермолаева, born 21 October 1948) is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * Janua ...

, Russian rower *

Galina Yershova Galina Gavrilovna Yershova, or Ershova (russian: Гали́на Гаври́ловна Ершо́ва; born 17 March 1955) is a Russian academic historian, linguist, and epigrapher, who specialises in the study of the ancient civilisations ...

, Russian academic historian * Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian figure skating coach * Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist *

Galina Zybina Galina Ivanovna Zybina (russian: Гали́на Ива́новна Зы́бина, born 22 January 1931) is a retired Soviet and Russian athlete and coach. She competed in the shot put at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fir ...

, Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower

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