English Explanatory Dictionary

Galyna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Гали́на (Halýna).

Word forms

Galyna

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Гали́на (Halýna), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Related words

Galen Galene
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