The name Galina
Galina is a female name of Greek origin meaning “calm, stillness”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Galina is a female name of Greek origin. Meaning: “calm, stillness”. From the Greek γαλήνη, “stillness, calm, a windless sea”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Galina |
| Short forms | Galya, Galochka |
| Affectionate forms | Galechka, Galyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 23 March | Martyr Galina of Corinth |
| 29 April | Martyr Galina of Corinth |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
By tradition, Galina is calm, sensible and caring by nature. She knows how to create order and comfort and is reliable in friendship. She can be stubborn and touchy. Her strength is balance and diligence.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Galina «Галина» in the Russian 1–9 table: Г 4 + А 1 + Л 4 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 17 → 8. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 8 — power and achievement. Eight is the number of business and money: organising talent, ambition, skill with resources. The weak spot is a domineering streak and measuring life by results.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 5 (freedom and change). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: freedom and change. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Г=3 + А=1 + Л=30 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 93, reduced to 3. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Г — thirst for knowledge. Drawn to learning and to the hidden; attention to detail, conscientious work.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; Л — sense of beauty; И — refinement and kindness; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 8 is linked with the planet Saturn.
| Planet | Saturn |
| Stones | black pearl, dark sapphire, amethyst |
| Colours | dark grey, dark blue, black |
| Favourable days | Saturday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 8 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Anatoliy, Boris, Valentin, Vladimir, Vyacheslav, Ivan, Innokentiy, Kuzma, Luka, Nikolay.
More friction with: Grigoriy, Denis, Makar, Sergey, Trofim, Yuriy.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Galina carries the meaning “calm, stillness”. Name number 8: power and achievement; first letter G: thirst for knowledge. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (freedom and change) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: 23 March, 29 April.