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Galina
Sign in to saveGalina (; from ) is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
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Galina (; from ) is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
Two Christian female martyrs of this name are recognized by the Orthodox church: the first died in 252 (feast day March 10 old style), the other one, the more famous Galina of Corinth, in 290 (feast day April 16 old style).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.