English Explanatory Dictionary

Halina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Галі́на (Halína).

Word forms

Halina

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian Галі́на (Halína), 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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