Galina, Halyna, or

Halina Halina is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Halina Aszkiełowicz (1947–2018), Polish former volleyball player and 1968 Olympic medallist *Halina Balon (born 1948), Polish fencer *Halina Biegun (born 1955), Polish luger who c ...

(; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is generally transliterated as Halyna from Ukrainian () and as Halina from Belarusian (). The latter form is also frequently found in Poland. In ancient Greek mythology, Galene was one of the

Nereid In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; ; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. They ofte ...

mermaids, known as the goddess of calm seas. Two Christian female martyrs of this name are recognized by the Orthodox church: the first died in 252 (feast day March 10), the other one, the more famous Galene of Corinth, in 290 (feast day April 16). Diminutives include: *Common: Galya (Halya), Galka (Halka (two forms: )),

Gala Gala may refer to: Music * ''Gala'' (album), a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush * Gala (singer), Italian singer and songwriter *'' Gala – The Collection'', a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman * GALA Choruses, an association of ...

, Galochka, Galusha, Galechka, Galenka, Galinka (Halynka) *Less common: Galinochka (Галиночка), Galinushka (Галинушка), Galinushenka (Галинушенька), Галиха, Галиша, Галишка, Галишна, Галок.Петровский Н.А., Словарь русских личных имен Notable persons with the given name Galina include: Notable bearers of this name include: * Galina Antyufeyeva,

Transnistria Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and locally as Pridnestrovie, is a Landlocked country, landlocked Transnistria conflict#International recognition of Transnistria, breakaway state internationally recogn ...

n politician and the wife of

Vladimir Antyufeyev Vladimir Yuryevich Antyufeyev (; born 19 February 1951), also known under the assumed name Vadim Shevtsov or Vladimir Shevtsov is a politician and former OMON officer who was one of the organizers in attempt to overthrow the Latvian government ...

. *

Alina Astafei Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is a Romanian-German track and field athlete who attained German citizenship in 1995. She was one of the world's leading high jumpers in the 1990s. Representing Romania, she ...

(born 1969), known before 1995 as ''Galina Astafei'' *

Galina Beloglazova Galina Beloglazova (; born June 10, 1967, in Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1983 World All-around silver medalist and the 1984 European All-around champion. Career Beloglazova began training a ...

(born 1967), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Galina Borzenkova (born 1964), Russian handball player *

Galina Brezhneva Galina Leonidovna Brezhneva (; 18 April 1929 – 30 June 1998) was the daughter of Soviet politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, and his wife, Viktoria Brezhneva. Life and death Galina Bre ...

(1929–1998), daughter of the Soviet leader

Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (19 December 190610 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev, his death in 1982 as w ...

Galina Bogomolova Galina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova () (born 15 October 1977 in Beloretsk) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon. In 1996, she finished in 12th place in the women's 5000 metres at the 1996 World Juni ...

(born 1977), Russian long-distance runner *

Galina Bukharina Galina Petrovna Bukharina (; born 14 February 1945) is a Soviet track athlete. She competed mainly in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay. She is head coach of 400 m and relay athletes of India, at NIS, Patiala. Personal life Galina was born a ...

(born 1945), Soviet athlete * Galina Burdina (1919–2006), Soviet fighter pilot *

Galina Bystrova Galina Petrovna Bystrova (née ''Dolzhenkova''; ; 8 February 1934 – 11 October 1999) was a Soviet athlete. She competed in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best achievement of fourth place in 1956. In 1964 she also ...

(1934–1999), Soviet athlete *

Galina Chistyakova Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (, ; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world record holder in the long jump, jumping 7.52 metres on 11 June 1988. She is the 1988 Olym ...

(born 1962), Soviet long jumper *

Galina Danilchenko Galina Viktorovna Danilchenko (born 5 July 1964) is a Russian and Ukrainian accountant and politician who was installed by Russia as the acting mayor of Melitopol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, following the kidnapping of Ivan Fed ...

(born 1964), Ukrainian accountant and politician *

Galina Dodon Galina Dodon (born 12 February 1977) is the wife of the former President of Moldova Igor Dodon, serving as the First Lady of Moldova from 2016 to 2020. Biography She was born on 12 February 1977 in Molovata in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist ...

(born 1977), Moldovan First Lady *

Galina Dyuragina Alja Rachmanowa is the pen name of Galina Nikolaevna Dyuragina (, 15 June 1898 – 11 February 1991), also known as ''Alexandra von Hoyer'', a Russian author and child psychologist. She is known for her diaries which describe her childhoo ...

, Russian author and child psychologist *

Galina Dzhugashvili Galina Yakovlevna Dzhugashvili (; 19 February 1938 – 27 August 2007) was a Russian translator of French. She was the granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, the daughter of Stalin's elder son, Yakov Dzhugashvili. She consistently challenged wi ...

(1938–2007), Russian translator of French *

Galina Efremenko Galina Efremenko ( Maniachenko (: Halyna Yefremenko (Manyachenko); born 23 December 1980) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She competed as Galina Maniachenko from 1993 until 2005 when she began competing under her married name, E ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian figure skater *

Galina Eguiazarova Galina Eguiazarova (, also latinized ''Yegiazarova'') is a Russian pianist and professor. Biography Galina Eguiazarova was born in Russia. She studied at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she was a disciple of Alexander Goldenweiser. Sin ...

, Russian pianist *

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet Union, Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time world gold medalist. She is also the coach of the Russian Olympic fencing team. ...

(born 1938), Soviet and Russian fencer *

Galina Grzhibovskaya Halyna Vladyslavivna Kukhar or Hrzhybovska (), née Galina Vladislavovna Grzhibovskaya (; born 12 July 1951) is a Ukrainian figure skating coach and former competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1968 Soviet champion and co ...

(born 1951), Soviet figure skater *

Galina Kakovkina Galina Kakovkina (; born January 10, 1957, in Gorky (Nizhniy Novgorod)) is a Russian artist, a painter, representative of the Nizhny Novgorod underground, and one of the founders of the creative association of artists Cherny Prud (Black Pond). ...

(born 1957), Russian artist *

Galina Kreft Galina Sergeyevna Kreft-Alekseyeva (; 14 March 1950 – 24 February 2005) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. She won two medals in two separate Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m: a gold in 1 ...

(1950–2005), Soviet sprint canoer *

Galina Korchuganova Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova (; 22 March 1935 – 18 January 2004) was a Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion. After graduating from studies in aviation technology in 1959, Korchuganova made a name for herself as a pilot in aerobatics co ...

(1935–2004), Soviet/Russian test pilot and aerobatics champion *

Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova (, born 29 April 1942) is a Soviet-Russian former cross-country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. She won four Olympic golds, two individual in 1972 and two relay ...

(born 1942), Soviet cross country skier * Galina Kofman, Russian-born, American computer scientist * Galina Kopernak (1902–1985), Russian theater actress * Galina Koukleva (born 1972), Russian biathlete *

Halyna Kuzmenko Agafya "Halyna" Andriivna Kuzmenko (; 1897–1978) was a Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary. After moving to southern Ukraine, she became a prominent figure within the ranks of the Makhnovshchina, a mass movement to establish a li ...

(1897–1978), Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary *

Galina Likhachova Galina Vladimirovna Likhachova (; born July 15, 1977, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice s ...

(born 1977), Russian speed skater *

Galina Lukashenko Galina Rodionovna Lukashenko (, , ), née Zhelnerovich (, ) is the First Lady of Belarus since 1994. Biography She was born on 1 January 1955 in the family of Rodion Georgievich Zhelnerovich (1928-1983) from Brest and Elena Fedorovna Zhelne ...

(born 1955), First Lady of Belarus *

Galina Malchugina Galina Vyacheslavovna Malchugina (, born 17 December 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In the individual dist ...

(born 1962), Russian sprinter * Galina Mezentseva (born 1952), Russian ballerina *

Galina Miklínová Galina Miklínová (July 28, 1970) is a Czechs, Czech illustrator and animation director, director of cartoons. She graduated from UMPRUM in Prague in 1997. She also studied at the University of Humberside in the United Kingdom. She won many awards ...

(born 1970), Czech illustrator and director * Galina Minaicheva (1929–2025), Soviet artistic gymnast * Galina Mishenina (born 1950), Russian rower *

Galina Mitrokhina (rowing) Galina Mikhailovna Mitrokhina (née Samorodova, then Konstantinova; ; born 14 February 1940) is a retired Russian rower. She won bronze in the single sculls at the 1962 European Rowing Championships in East Berlin East Berlin (; ) was ...

(born 1940), Russian rower * Galina Mitrokhina (athletics) (born 1944), Russian track and field athlete *

Galina Murašova Galina Murašova (; born December 22, 1955, in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for the Soviet Union at two Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988. Her last name is sometimes also spelled as Murashova. Murašova set the ...

(born 1955), Lithuanian discus thrower * Galina Onopriyenko (born 1963), Russian handball player * Galina Pedan (born 1983), Kyrgyzstani athlete *

Galina Penkova Galina Penkova, née Yencheva (; born 18 May 1958, in Veliko Tarnovo) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She finished eighth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Svobodka Da ...

(born 1958), Bulgarian sprinter * Galina Pilyushenko (born 1945), Soviet cross country skier *

Galina Polskikh Galina Aleksandrovna Polskikh (; born 27 November 1939) is a Soviet and Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962. In 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, and in 1999 Order of Honour (fou ...

(born 1939), Soviet film actress * Galina Poryvayeva (born 1980), Russian sprint canoeist * Galina Prozumenshchikova (1948–2015), Soviet swimmer * Galina Rytova (born 1975), Russian-Kazakhstani water polo player *

Galina Samsova Galina Samsova (born Galina Martynovna Samtsova, 14 March 1937 – 11 December 2021) was a Russian ballet dancer and company director. Early life and training Samsova was born as Galina Martynovna Samtsova (she later simplified the spelling of ...

(1937–2021), Russian ballerina * Galina Savenko (1966–2012), Soviet sprint canoeist *

Galina Savinkova Galina Savinkova (; born 15 July 1953) is a retired female track and field athlete Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing ski ...

(born 1953), track and field athlete * Galina Sergeyeva, (1914–2000) Russian actress * Galina Shamrai (1931–2022), Soviet gymnast *

Galina Shubina Galina Konstantinovna Shubina (Russian: Галина Константиновна Шубина; 1902–1980), was a Soviet poster and graphics artist. Biography Galina Shubina was born in Voronezh in 1902. From the age of 13 she studied in th ...

(1902–1980), Russian poster and graphics artist * Galina Stancheva (born 1952), Bulgarian volleyball player *

Galina Starovoytova Galina Vasilyevna Starovoitova (; 17 May 1946 – 20 November 1998) was a Soviet dissident, Russian politician and ethnographer known for her work to protect ethnic minorities and promote democratic reforms in Russia. She was shot to death in ...

(1946–1998), Russian politician and ethnographer * Galina Stepanskaya (born 1949), speed skater *

Galina Timchenko Galina Viktorovna Timchenko (; born 8 May 1962) is a Russian-born Latvian journalist and the CEO, publisher and owner of ''Meduza''. Early life and education Timchenko was born in Moscow on 8 May 1962. She graduated from the 3rd Moscow Medical ...

(born 1962), Russian journalist *

Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova (, 26 February 1942 – 24 November 2014) was a Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer. She received a PhD in Engineering Science in 1969, in addition to being a senior scientist, docent, and USSR State Prize holder. ...

(1942–2014), Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer * Galina Tyurina (1938–1970), Soviet mathematician *

Galina Ulanova Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova (, ; 21 March 1998) was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Biography Ulanova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Both parents were the so ...

(1910–1998), Russian ballerina *

Galina Varlamova Galina Ivanovna Varlamova or Keptuke (native name) (18 January 1951 – 19 June 2019) () was an Evenk writer, philologist and folklorist. She was an expert in Evenk language and folklore Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a p ...

(1951–2019), Evenk writer * Galina Vecherkovskaya (born 1926), Russian rower *

Galina Vinogradova Galina Vladimirovna Vinogradova (; née Galkina) (born 10 February 1979) is a Russian orienteering competitor. She received her first medal in the ''relay'' event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc, coming second together wit ...

(born 1979), Russian orienteering competitor *

Galina Vishnevskaya Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya (, Ivanova, Иванова; 25 October 1926 – 11 December 2012) was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966. She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropo ...

(1926–2012), Russian opera singer *

Galina Voskoboeva Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (; born 18 December 1984) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani former tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 42 in singles and No. 26 in doubles. Career Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva turned pro in 2002. Du ...

(born 1984), Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player *

Galina Yermolayeva (rower) Galina Nikonorovna Yermolayeva ( Suslina, , born 21 October 1948) is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and off ...

(born 1948), Russian rower * Galina Yershova, Russian academic historian * Galina Zhikareva, Soviet sprint canoeist *

Galina Zhitnyuk Galina Mikhailovna Zhitnyuk (; January 30, 1925, Kiev Governorate – July 16, 2020, Chișinău) was a Soviet and Moldovan politician.Житнюк, Галина Михайловна // Советская Молдавия: краткая энци� ...

(1925–2020), Soviet-Moldovan politician * Galina Zmievskaya (born 1946), Ukrainian figure skating coach * Galina Zybina (1931–2024), Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower

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