Etymology

Halina

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Галі́на (Halína). Full definition →

Belarusian Галі́на ← Ancient Greek γαλήνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαλήνη“calm”
  2. Belarusian · borrowed fromГалі́на
  3. English todayHalina

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.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαλήνη all →

GalinaGalyna

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.