Gaļina

== Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1911. From Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. === Proper noun === Gaļina f a transliteration of the Russian female given name Гали́на (Galína) a female given name from Russian ==== Related terms ==== Galina === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Gaļina was the only given name of 12 663 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.