At a Glance
- Meaning
- Calm, tranquil (ultimately from Greek 'galene', calm sea)
- Origin
- Slavic (Belarusian/Russian Galina), from Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- hah-LEE-nah
Halina is a Slavic (Belarusian/Russian Galina), from Greek girl's name meaning “calm, tranquil (ultimately from Greek 'galene', calm sea)”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Beautiful* Nature Girl Names You Can’t Miss.
Meaning & Origin of Halina
Meaning: Calm, tranquil (ultimately from Greek 'galene', calm sea).
Origin: Slavic (Belarusian/Russian Galina), from Greek.
A common claim: Popularly described as the Polish form of Helen, meaning 'light' Actually: This is a common mix-up; Halina actually derives from Galina/Greek Galene ('calm sea'), not from Helen.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Halina
hah-LEE-nahIPA /hɑːˈliːnə/
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