Galina

I was under the impression that Galina was (or could be) another form of the name Helen. (Most commonly it is Yelena/Jelena - J pronounced as a Y. Russians don't use our alphabet, so there's not much of a canon spelling I think.)

---

Hamburg, for instance, is Γамбург ("GAHM boorg") - There is no real "H" equivalent in Russian, and usually proper names/words get their Hs replaced with Gs when directly transcribed into Russian.

---

Even if I am totally wrong, it is still a very pretty name - and it still has a nice meaning!

Galini {ghalini} is a Greek word, used for 'serenity', for describing the weather good for fishing in the sea - calm, sunny with slight breeze; therefore the name Galina means also 'serenity' or 'great conditions for good harvest'.