Galina
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Galina, Halina, Halyna (Cyrillic: Галина; from Greek γαλήνη "calmness") is a Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian female name.
In Ancient Greek myths Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids as the goddess of calm seas.[1] 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).[2]
Given name
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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 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 Ulanova, Russian ballerina
- Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer of classical music
- 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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