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 In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; grc, Νηρηΐδες, Nērēḯdes; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanids, Oceanid Doris ...

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, in 290 (feast day April 16).

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Notable bearers of this name include: * Galina Antyufeyeva,

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

n politician and the wife of

Vladimir Antyufeyev Vladimir Yuryevich Antyufeyev (russian: Владимир Юрьевич Антюфéев; born 19 February 1951), also known under the assumed name Vadim Shevtsov or Vladimir Shevtsov is a former Soviet OMON police officer who was one of organiz ...

. * Alina Astafei known before 1995 as ''Galina Astafei'' *

Galina Beloglazova Galina Beloglazova (russian: Галина Павловна Белоглазова; born June 10, 1967 Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1983 World All-around silver medalist and the 1984 European Al ...

, Russian rhythmic gymnast * Galina Borzenkova, Russian handball player *

Galina Brezhneva Galina Leonidovna Brezhneva (russian: Галина Леонидовна Брежнева, link=no; 18 April 1929 – 30 June 1998) was the daughter of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva. Li ...

, daughter of the Soviet leader

Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet Union, Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gener ...

* Galina Bogomolova, Russian long-distance runner *

Galina Bukharina Galina Petrovna Bukharina (russian: Галина Петровна Бухарина; born 14 February 1945) is a Soviet track athlete. She competed mainly in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 m relay. She is head coach of 400 m and relay athletes of Ind ...

, 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 best ...

, Soviet athlete *

Galina Chistyakova Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (russian: Галина Валентиновна Чистякова, sk, Galina Čisťaková; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world ...

, Soviet long jumper *

Galina Danilchenko Galina Vitkorovna Danilchenko (born 5 July 1964) is a Russian and Ukrainian accountant and politician who was installed by Russia as the acting mayor of Melitopol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, following the kidnapping of Ivan Fed ...

(born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician *

Galina Dodon Galina Dodon (Russian: Галина Додон; born 12 February 1977) is the wife of the former President of Moldova Igor Dodon, serving as the First Lady of Moldova from 2016 to 2020. Biography She was born on 12 February 1977 in the Molda ...

, Moldovan First Lady * Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist * Galina Dzhugashvili, Russian translator of French *

Galina Efremenko Galina Efremenko ( Maniachenko ( uk, Галина Єфременко (Маняченко): Halyna Yefremenko (Manyachenko); born 23 December 1980) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She competed as Galina Maniachenko from 1993 until ...

, Ukrainian figure skater *

Galina Eguiazarova Galina Eguiazarova (russian: Галина Егиазарова, also latinized ''Yegiazarova'') is a Russian pianist and professor. Biography Galina Eguiazarova was born in Russia. She studied at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoty, where she was a ...

, Russian pianist *

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of f ...

, Soviet and Russian fencer *

Galina Grzhibovskaya Halyna Vladyslavivna Kukhar or Hrzhybovska ( uk, Галина Владиславівна Кухар (Гржибовська)), née Galina Vladislavovna Grzhibovskaya (russian: Галина Владиславовна Гржибовская; born 1 ...

, Soviet figure skater *

Galina Kakovkina Galina Kakovkina (russian: Каковкина Галина Александровна; born January 10, 1957, in Gorky (Nizhniy Novgorod)) is a Russian artist, a painter, representative of the Nizhny Novgorod underground, and one of the founder ...

, Russian artist *

Galina Kreft Galina Sergeyevna Kreft-Alekseyeva (russian: Галина Серге́евна Крефт-Алексеева; 14 March 1950 – 24 February 2005) was a Soviet Union, Soviet canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s t ...

, Soviet sprint canoer *

Galina Korchuganova Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova (russian: link=no, Галина Гавриловна Корчуганова; 22 March 1935 – 18 January 2004) was a Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion. After graduating from studies in aviation technology i ...

, Soviet/Russian test pilot and aerobatics champion *

Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova (russian: Галина Алексеевна Кулакова, born 29 April 1942) is a Soviet former cross-country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. She won four Ol ...

, Soviet cross country skier *

Galina Kofman Galina Kofman is a computer scientist and business executive. She was the author of Kerberos (protocol) for various IBM systems. Kofman also authored FTP for IBM VM/CMS and OS/2. She received two IBM CEO Outstanding Technical Achievements awards ...

, Russian-born, American computer scientist *

Galina Kopernak Galina Kopernak (March 22, 1902 – July 11, 1985) was a Russian theater actress who appeared on Broadway in the 1920s. She may have been originally from Shanghai. She came to the United States from Moscow. Stage career Kopernak performed a ...

, 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 Agafya "Halyna" Andriivna Kuzmenko ( ukr, Галина Андріївна Кузьменко; 1897–1978) was a Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary. After moving to southern Ukraine, she became a prominent figure within the ranks of ...

, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary * Galina Likhachova, Russian speed skater *

Galina Lukashenko Galina Rodionovna Lukashenko ( be, Галіна Радзівонаўна Лукашэнка, Halina Radzivonaŭna Łukašenka, russian: Галина Родионовна Лукашенко), née Zhelnerovich ( be, Жэлняровіч, russian: ...

, First Lady of Belarus *

Galina Malchugina Galina Vyacheslavovna Malchugina (russian: Галина Вячеславовна Мальчугина, born December 17, 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, ...

, 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, Czech illustrator and director * Galina Mishenina, Russian rower *

Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) Galina Mikhailovna Mitrokhina (née Samorodova, then Konstantinova; russian: Галина Михайловна Митрохина, Константинова, Самородова; born 14 February 1940) is a retired Russian rower. She won bronz ...

(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 Galina Murašova (russian: Галина Мурашова; born December 22, 1955, in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for the Soviet Union at two Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988. Her last name is sometimes also ...

, Lithuanian discus thrower * Galina Onopriyenko, Russian handball player *

Galina Pedan Galina Pedan (born 29 May 1983) is a Kyrgyzstani athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships and fifth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games withou ...

, 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 Galina Pilyushenko (russian: Галина Пилюшенко) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vys ...

, Soviet cross country skier *

Galina Polskikh Galina Polskikh (Гали́на Алекса́ндровна По́льских, born 27 November 1939) is a Soviet film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962. In 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, ...

, Soviet film actress * Galina Poryvayeva, Russian sprint canoeist *

Galina Prozumenshchikova Galina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova ( rus, Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова, p=ɡɐˈlʲinə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə prəzʊˈmʲenʲɕːɪkəvə; 26 November 1948 – 19 July 2015) was a Soviet breaststroke swimme ...

, Soviet swimmer * Galina Rytova, Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player *

Galina Samsova Galina Samsova (born Galina Martynovna Samtsova, 14 March 1937 – 11 December 2021) was a Russian ballet dancer and company director. Early life and training Samsova was born as Galina Martynovna Samtsova (she later simplified the spelling of ...

, Russian ballerina * Galina Savenko, Soviet sprint canoeist *

Galina Savinkova Galina Savinkova (russian: Галина Савинкова; born 15 July 1953) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Soviet Union, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 23 May 1983 with a distance of 73.26 metres. ...

, 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 Th ...

, (1914–2000) Russian actress *

Galina Shamrai Galina Yakovlevna Shamray (russian: Гали́на Я́ковлевна Шамра́й) (also known as ''Galina Rudko'', ''Galina Ilyina'' after marriages; October 5, 1931 – February 12, 2022) was a retired Soviet gymnast. In 1954, she beca ...

, Soviet gymnast * Galina Shubina, Russian poster and graphics artist *

Galina Stancheva Galina Stancheva ( bg, Галина Станчева) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

, Bulgarian volleyball player *

Galina Starovoytova Galina Vasilyevna Starovoitova (russian: Гали́на Васи́льевна Старово́йтова; 17 May 1946, in Chelyabinsk – 20 November 1998, in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet dissident, Russian politician and ethnographer known ...

, Russian politician and ethnographer *

Galina Stepanskaya Galina Andreyevna Stepanskaya (russian: Галина Андреевна Степанская; born 27 January 1949) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. She won the 1,500 m event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. S ...

, speed skater *

Galina Timchenko Galina Viktorovna Timchenko ( rus, link=no, Гали́на Ви́кторовна Ти́мченко; born 8 May 1962) is a Russian journalist and the executive editor and owner of ''Meduza' Early life and education Timchenko was born in Moscow ...

(born 1962), Russian journalist * Galina Tyurina (1938–1970), Soviet mathematician *

Galina Ulanova Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova (russian: Галина Сергеевна Уланова, ; 21 March 1998) was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Biography Ulanova was born ...

, Russian ballerina *

Galina Varlamova Galina Ivanovna Varlamova or Keptuke (native name) (18 January 1951 – 19 June 2019) (russian: Галина Ивановна Варламова, Кэптукэ) was an Evenk writer, philologist and folklorist. She was an expert in Evenk language ...

, Evenk writer *

Galina Vishnevskaya Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya (russian: links=no, Галина Павловна Вишневская, Ivanova, Иванова; 25 October 192611 December 2012) was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist o ...

, Russian opera singer * Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower *

Galina Vinogradova Galina Vladimirovna Vinogradova (russian: Галина Владимировна Виноградова; née Galkina) (born 10 February 1979) is a Russian orienteering competitor. She received her first medal in the ''relay'' event at the 2008 ...

, Russian orienteering competitor *

, Russian opera singer *

Galina Voskoboeva Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева; born 18 December 1984) is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. He ...

, Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player * Galina Yermolayeva (rower), Russian rower * Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian *

Galina Zmievskaya Galina Yakovlevna Zmievskaya (russian: Галина Яковлевна Змиевская, uk, Галина Яківна Змієвська, ''Halyna Yakivna Zmievs'ka'') (born 1952) is a Ukrainian-American figure skating coach in the United Stat ...

, Ukrainian figure skating coach *

Galina Zhikareva Galina Zhikareva is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital an ...

, 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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