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Svetlana (Cyrillic: Светлана) is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root svet (Cyrillic: свет), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Meaning & History. Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.
Jun 13, 2024 · Popular Russian name, familiar here via author Svetlana Stalin, the dictator's daughter.
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Dec 8, 2017 · The meaning, origin and history of the given name Svjetlana.
This name is of Slavic origin, and derives from the Proto-Slavic element “свѣтъ (světŭ) свет (svet),” meaning “bright, shine, light, white.”. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad, first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and ...
Svetlana. [ 3 syll. (s)ve - tla - na, sv -etl- ana ] The baby girl name Svetlana is pronounced in Russian as SViyT-L AA -Naa or SVYehT-L AA -Naa †. Svetlana's language of origin is Slavonic. It is predominantly used in the Czech, Russian, and Slavic languages.
Jul 8, 2024 · What is the meaning of the name Svetlana? The name Svetlana is primarily a female name of Slavic origin that means Light. People who like the name Svetlana also like: Savannah, Sophia, Anastasia, Genevieve, Scarlett, Lana, Ava, Elijah, Trent, Sebastian, Dmitri, Jasper, Gabriel, Xander
Jul 5, 2024 · Meaning: Light, shine. Svetlana is a feminine name of Slavic origin. Coming from the word svet, it translates to “light” or “shine,” and will always remind baby of how bright their future is.
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Dec 8, 2017 · ends in -ana, light, Ukrainian Olympians, world. Entry updated December 8, 2017. The meaning, origin and history of the given name Svitlana.
