# Galina

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 (Ukrainian: Галина) and as Halina from Belarusian (Belarusian: Галіна). The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
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, in 290 (feast day April 16).
Diminutives include:
* Common: Galya (Halya), Galka (Halka (two forms: Галка, Галька)), Gala, Galochka, Galusha, Galechka, Galenka, Galinka (Halynka)
* Less common: Galinochka (Галиночка), Galinushka (Галинушка), Galinushenka (Галинушенька), Галиха, Галиша, Галишка, Галишна, Галок.
Notable persons with the given name Galina include:
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 Burdina, Soviet fighter pilot
* Galina Bystrova, Soviet athlete
* Galina Chistyakova, Soviet long jumper
* Galina Danilchenko (born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician
* Galina Dodon, Moldovan First Lady
* Galina Dyuragina, Russian author and child psychologist
* Galina Dzhugashvili, 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, Russian biathlete
* Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary
* Galina Likhachova, Russian speed skater
* Galina Lukashenko, First Lady of Belarus
* Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
* Galina Mezentseva, Russian ballerina
* Galina Miklínová, Czech illustrator and director
* Galina Minaicheva, Soviet artistic gymnast
* Galina Mishenina, Russian rower
* Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) (born 1940), Russian rower
* Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) (born 1944), Russian track and field athlete
* Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower
* Galina Onopriyenko, Russian handball player
* Galina Pedan, Kyrgyzstani athlete
* Galina Penkova, Bulgarian sprinter
* Galina Pilyushenko, Soviet cross country skier
* Galina Polskikh, Soviet film actress
* Galina Poryvayeva, Russian sprint canoeist
* Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer
* Galina Rytova, Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player
* Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina
* Galina Savenko, Soviet sprint canoeist
* Galina Savinkova, track and field athlete
* Galina Sergeyeva, (1914–2000) Russian actress
* 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 Ivanovna Tsukanova (1942–2014), Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer
* Galina Tyurina (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), Russian rower
* Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian
* Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian figure skating coach
* Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist
* Galina Zhitnyuk, Soviet-Moldovan politician
* Galina Zybina, Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower