MEANING & HISTORY
What does Halina mean?
Halina is documented as a Polish and Belarusian form of Galina. The English dictionary specifically records the Belarusian form and traces the older name to Greek galene, calm.
This is a name transmitted across languages rather than a compound whose final -ina has another meaning. The documented Slavic pathway should be distinguished from possible associations a Philippine family might make with similar local words. Halina and Galina remain distinct forms, with the initial consonant reflecting their differing language traditions.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Greek
Dictionary accounts by language
English
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.
A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Галі́на (Halína).
Wiktionary: Halina (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Halina
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Halina Perez
actress (1981-2004)
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q16276196 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.