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halina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
hali-na
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Галі́на (Halína).

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Галі́на

Frequently Paired Words

Galen Galene

Questions

What does halina mean?
A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Галі́на (Halína).
Where does halina come from?
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.

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