Galen

  • [ GAY-lən ]
  • English
Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνος (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαληνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galenos
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Galene
BULGARIAN: Galena, Galina
MACEDONIAN: Galena
POLISH: Halina
RUSSIAN: Gala, Galina, Galya
UKRAINIAN: Halyna