Svetlana

Gender Feminine
Usage Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Georgian
Scripts Светлана(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) Սվետլանա(Armenian) სვეტლანა(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. /svʲɪt.ˈla.nə/(Russian) /sʲvʲɛt.ɫɐ.ˈnɐ/(Lithuanian)  [key·simplify]

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.

Related Names

Rootsvětŭ
VariantsSvetla(Bulgarian) Svjetlana(Serbian)
DiminutivesLana, Sveta, Svetka(Russian) Lana(Georgian)
Other Languages & CulturesSviatlana(Belarusian) Svjetlana, Lana(Croatian) Světlana(Czech) Lana(Slovene) Svitlana(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingSvětlana

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Bulgaria: February 6
Latvia: September 28
Russia: February 26
Russia: April 2
Slovakia: March 15

Categories

ballerinas, ends in -ana, How to Train Your Dragon characters, light, literature, Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest, Night Watch Cycle characters, Resident Evil characters, Squishmallows, The Sopranos characters, top 10 in Estonia, top 10 in Kazakhstan, top 10 in Russia, Two and a Half Men characters, Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, world
Entry updated April 23, 2024