Entry № 3511 · Greek origin

Galene Galene — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ gah-LEH-neh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Calm sea, tranquility"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "calm sea, tranquility".

Galene (Γαλήνη) is the Greek word for "calm sea" — also the name of the Nereid goddess of calm seas, daughter of Nereus and Doris.

Galene is rare but distinctive.

Calm sea. The Greek Nereid.

The name in its native script.

Γαλήνη
Transliteration
Galḗnē
Pronunciation
/ ɡəˈleɪ.nɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Galene stands.

Galene does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Galenes before her.

Real people
Galene
Rare modern Greek name.
In fiction
Galene
Greek Nereid of calm seas.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Galene.

The number behind Galene.

8

The Visionary

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Galene reduce to 8, The Visionary. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.