Gallina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gallina

What is the meaning of the name Gallina ?

The baby name Gallina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /ɡalˈliːna/; Spanish: /ɡaˈʝina/; English respelling: gal-LEE-nah.

Gallina is Latin in Origin.

Gallina carries two intertwined strands of origin. In Slavic and Eastern European contexts it is a variant or parallel spelling of Galina, ultimately from Greek Galēnē “calm, serenity,” a virtue epithet linked to the stillness of the sea. This root fed the name’s popularity across Russia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine in the 20th century, and it traveled through the diaspora. In Romance languages, however, gallina is the everyday noun “hen,” from Latin gallīna, so the double‑l spelling may also arise in Italian or Spanish families via surname heritage; as a given name in those languages it remains rare.

Common variants and cognates include Galina (standard), Halyna (Ukrainian), Halina (Polish), and the Bulgarian masculine Galin; diminutives include Galya/Galia and Gala. Meanings center on “calm, tranquil.” In Romance settings, the literal “hen” can evoke maternal protectiveness and domestic warmth.