title: Halkin (surname)
text: # Halkin (surname)
  
  The surname Halkin may have several possible origins. It may be derived from the diminutive Halkin produced by adding the diminutive suffix "-kin" to the pet name "Hal" for Henry. It may be a Polish-Jewish matronymic surname derived from the first name Halka (Галька), a diminutive/deprecative form of Halina/Galina. It may also be an English transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian form of the Russian surname Galkin.
  
  Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Adele Halkin, a plaintiff of the Halkin v. Helms case, United States
  * Hillel Halkin
  * Oleh Halkin
  * Simon Halkin
  * Léon Halkin
  * Léon-Ernest Halkin
  