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Galina or Galena?

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Pluto30 · 03/01/2017 21:11

What do you think of the name Galina? And do you prefer the spelling Galina or Galena?

DC is due is 5 days and we're still at a loss for a name. DH likes this one with the nickname Gigi.

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Sophronia · 03/01/2017 21:30

Galina

elQuintoConyo · 03/01/2017 21:28

It screams chicken to me too. Lo siento Blush

howtheheckdoidealwiththis · 03/01/2017 21:22

What a pretty name! Prefer the Galina spelling. Don't know anything about the hen references! Gigi is gorgeous nn.

Eroica · 03/01/2017 21:18

The one I know is Galena (rhymes with Tina).

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Pluto30 · 03/01/2017 21:18

Neither of us have any connection with Spain or any knowledge of Spanish. We live in Australia, so I don't think the hen association would be a thing here. Smile

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TwoCirclesthatdontoverlap · 03/01/2017 21:18

No I apologise hen is gallina with two lls.

fueledbybacon · 03/01/2017 21:18

Gallina is Italian for hen also. I can't get passed that.

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Pluto30 · 03/01/2017 21:17

We'd pronounce the ending like Tina orange, so thanks for that insight! Perhaps Galina makes more sense then.

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TwoCirclesthatdontoverlap · 03/01/2017 21:16

omg, it just means hen to me. no lo hagas.

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Pluto30 · 03/01/2017 21:16

We aren't Russian, but DH is Norwegian so we need a name that works there as well and I don't like a lot of Scandi names. Blush

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isupposeitsverynice · 03/01/2017 21:16

I like Galina

orangepudding · 03/01/2017 21:15

Galina I would pronounce the ending like Tina , Galena like Lenny. Which way are you pronouncing the name?

OverAndAbove · 03/01/2017 21:14

Isn't it lead ore? In which case it would be Galena. I much prefer Geraldine as suggested by the pp

lljkk · 03/01/2017 21:12

hen?... in Spanish I think it's Gallina... too close for me.

I think Geraldine nn Gigi could work (or simply Gina).

Threelittlerobins · 03/01/2017 21:11

I like it. Are you Russian?