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Galina

Galina, Halina, Halyna (Cyrillic: Галина; from Greek γαλήνη "calmness") is a Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, and Ukrainian female name.

In Ancient Greek myths Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids as the goddess of calm seas. Two Christian female martyrs existed (Orthodox church): first died in 252 (feast day March, 10), other one, most famous Galene of Corinth - in 290 (feast day April, 16).

Given name

Notable bearers of this name include:

  • Galina Antyufeyeva, Transnistrian politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev.
  • Alina Astafei known before 1995 as Galina Astafei
  • Galina Beloglazova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
  • 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 Bystrova, Soviet athlete
  • Galina Chistyakova, Soviet long jumper
  • Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist
  • Galina Dzhugashvili, Russian translator of French
  • Galina Efremenko, Ukrainian figure skater
  • Galina Eguiazarova, Russian pianist
  • Galina Gorokhova, Russian and former Soviet fencer
  • Galina Grzhibovskaya, former Soviet figure skater
  • Galina Kakovkina, Russian artist
  • Galina Kreft, Soviet sprint canoer
  • Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country
  • Galina Kofman, Russian-born, American computer scientist
  • Galina Kopernak, Russian theater actress
  • Galina Koukleva, Russian biathlete
  • Galina Likhachova, Russian speed skater
  • Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
  • Galina Mezentseva, Russian ballerina
  • Galina Miklínová, Czech illustrator and director
  • Galina Mishenina, Russian rower
  • Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) (born 1940), Russian rower
  • Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) (born 1944), Russian track and field athlete
  • Galina Murašova, Lithuanian is a discus thrower
  • Galina Munroe (artist) (born 1993), English painter.
  • Galina Onoprienko, Russian handball
  • Galina Pedan, Kyrgyz athlete
  • Galina Penkova, Bulgarian sprinter
  • Galina Pilyushenko, Soviet cross country skier
  • Galina Polskikh, Soviet film actress
  • Galina Poryvayeva, Russian sprint canoer
  • Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer
  • Galina Rytova, Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player
  • Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina
  • Galina Savenko, Soviet sprint canoer
  • Galina Savinkova, track and field athlete
  • Galina Sergeyeva, (1914–2000) Russian actress
  • Galina Shatalova, neurosurgeon, MD, clinical researcher
  • Galina Shamrai, Soviet gymnast
  • Galina Shubina, 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 Ulanova, Russia ballerina
  • Galina Vale, Ukrainian guitarist
  • Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer* Galina Varlamova, Evenk writer
  • Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower
  • Galina Vinogradova, Russian orienteering competitor
  • Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer
  • Galina Voskoboeva, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player
  • Galina Yermolayeva (rower), Russian rower
  • Galina Yershova, prominent Russian academic historian
  • Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian figure skating coach
  • Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoer
  • Galina Zybina, Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower

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