Message: "Svetlana-Female Name Popular in Ukraine and Russia"

[Facts] Svetlana-Female Name Popular in Ukraine and Russia

by svetlana12

8/2/2009, 6:48 PM

Does anyone has history of this name?

- HanaB

8/30/2009, 10:02 AM

It's used in Czech as well, with a hook above the E. Maybe it was brought into Czech from other Slavic languages, I don't know.

- hhhhhmmmmm (enchy)

8/3/2009, 12:47 AM

It means "light". There is also Croatian form, Svjetlana. Svetlana is also used in Serbia.

- JHK

8/2/2009, 11:58 PM

Svetlana is in the database: http://www.behindthename.com/name/svetlana
According to my namebook it is sometimes spelled 'Swetlana'.

This message was edited 8/2/2009, 11:59 PM

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