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galyna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galy-na
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Гали́на (Halýna).

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Гали́на (Halýna), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Гали́на

Frequently Paired Words

Galen Galene

Questions

What does galyna mean?
A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Гали́на (Halýna).
Where does galyna come from?
Borrowed from Ukrainian Гали́на (Halýna), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

How to pronounce galyna

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